Speech Pathology - Aged Care - Ryde Hospital

Evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders.

- Outpatients and community visits

- Assessment and management of swallowing disorders

- Assessment and management of communication disorders, including: language, speech, voice, fluency and alternative communication

Referral

Outpatient and community services provided for clients over 65 years, living in the Ryde or Hunters Hill local government area.

Clients under the age of 65 whose needs are unable to be met by a specialist provider, may be accepted on an individual basis.

Examples of this include clients who meet Safe and Supported At Home (SASH) initiative eligibility criteria and clients who are under the NDIS but they have health requirements that would lead to a hospital admission.

• Self referral
• GP referral
• Nursing referral
• Allied health referral  

Can transport be organised for people to attend?

Yes. A patient transport service is available for outpatient appointments for frail clients who do not have their own means of transport or are unable to make their way safely to the hospital.