Waitematā DHB Speech Language Therapy - Inpatients

Public Service, Allied Health, Other

Today

Open today 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Description

What is Speech-Language Therapy?

Speech-language therapy involves the diagnosis, treatment, and management of speech, language, and swallowing problems.

Speech-language therapists (SLTs) within inpatients are professionals who work closely with patients, families/whānau, and other health professionals (such as doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and dietitians) to assess, diagnose, and manage/rehabilitate communication and swallowing problems in the hospital wards. SLTs at Waitematā DHB also work closely with SLTs in rehabilitation facilities, in the community and other hospitals to ensure seamless SLT treatment and management.

Conditions that may lead to communication or swallowing problems include:

stroke
brain injury
degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, and motor-neurone disease
respiratory conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and recurrent pneumonia
cancer of the head, neck, throat, and brain.

Speech-language therapists at Waitematā DHB also see:

Referral Expectations

Referrals to the inpatient SLT team are made by health professionals working with patients while they are in hospital. If patients or families /whānau have concerns about communication or swallowing, please speak to your doctor or nurse about getting a referral.

Hours

Open today 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Mon – Fri	7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Common Conditions

Aphasia

Aphasia (also refered to as dysphasia) is a disorder of language, where a person's ability to use language to communicate is impaired in some way.… More
Apraxia

Apraxia is a disorder of speech (speech is the process of pronunciation and articulation) in which the difficulty involves planning, sequencing, and producing the movements required to make sounds and words.… More
Dysarthria

Dysarthria is a disorder of speech (speech is the process of pronunciation and articulation).… More
Dysphagia

Dysphagia is any problem in which the action of swallowing is either difficult to perform, painful, or swallowed material is disrupted somewhere in the passage from the mouth to the stomach.… More