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Neuropsychology Clinic - Hornsby Hospital

Outpatients Department

Level 1, Building 60

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

Palmerston Road

Hornsby

2077

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Neuropsychology Clinic - Hornsby Hospital

Contact us

General enquiries: (02) 9485 6777

Fax number: (02) 9485 6069

eMail: NSLHD-HKH-outpatients@health.nsw.gov.au

Opening hours

  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 16:00

What we do

We provide assessment for people who have memory or cognition problems. This is part of the memory clinic at Hornsby Hospital.

What to bring

If you wear reading glasses or use hearing aids please bring these to the appointment.

When to visit us

Inclusion criteria:

  • Any patient aged 16 or above who lives in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai local government areas who is referred for assessment of cognitive changes by an outpatient rehabilitation aged care specialist or memory clinic staff specialist (internal referral) or a psychogeriatrician, geriatrician or neurologist where the referrer is seeking diagnostic clarification (external referral)
  • Referral for progress review of a patient who has previously undergone neuropsychological assessment within the hospital's outpatient neuropsychology service

Exclusion criteria

  • Outside of above (unless a similar service is unavailable within local health district)
  • Referrals relating to medico legal issues (decision making capacity, financial management capacity testamentary capacity)
  • Patients under the sole care of mental health services

How to visit us

Turn onto Palmerston Road from Edgeworth David Avenue. The Emergency entrance is just after the Burdett Street Intersection on the right. The Multi-storey carpark is further along after the Northcott Road junction.

Transdev bus 575 travels to Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital from Hornsby and Turramurra railway stations. This picks up and sets down at the front of the Hospital on Palmerston Road. There are no buses to the Hospital from Waitara Station.

The closest railway stations are Hornsby and Waitara. Hornsby is accessible via both the main Northern Line and the North Shore Line. Waitara is on the North Shore Line. Transdev bus service #575 travels to Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital from these stations.

From Hornsby Station – The distance to the Hospital is approximately 1.8km. If you wish to walk please note there are a number of hills. Exit the station on the George Street side via the pedestrian overpass.
From Waitara Station – The distance to the Hospital is approximately 1.5km. Exit the station on the Alexandria Avenue side. This walk is reasonably flat.

Hornsby Hospital has a multi-storey car park that offers 500 spaces and is located at Gate 2 (Palmerston Road). This carpark provides access for all areas across the campus.

Parking fees apply across the whole hospital in accordance with the NSW Health's hospital car parking fees policy and can be accessed here. Concessional rates apply to those who are eligible.

Disabled parking spaces are available in the multi-storey car park and also on Lowe and Palmerston Roads, though street parking availability is very limited. Your valid disabled parking permit must be displayed in your car at all times. Please do not park in restricted parking areas; you could be blocking access to emergency services.

Referral information

  • GP referral
  • Nursing referral
  • Medical referral

Other information

Is there a cost to patients to attend the clinic?

No

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