Speech Language Therapy - Inpatients

• Speech-language therapists (SLTs) within inpatients are professionals who work closely with:
  • patients
  • families/whanau
• They work with other health professionals in the hospital wards (such as doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and dietitians) to:
  • assess
  • diagnose
  • manage/rehabilitate communication and swallowing problems 
• SLTs at Waitemata 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  

Common Conditions

• aphasia (also refered to as dysphasia)
• apraxia
• dysarthria
• dysphagia

Locations

• North Shore Hospital
  Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 43805 or 021 221 8132
  Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm, except public holidays
• Waitakere Hospital
  Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 43805 or 021 221 8132
  Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm, except public holidays