Speech pathology services – North West

We provide services at:

• North West Regional Hospital – Burnie
• Devonport Community and Health Services Centre
• drop-in clinics.

North West Regional Hospital 

We can assess and help you manage swallowing difficulties or communication disorders if you are:

• an adult or child (paediatric) inpatient
• Rehabilitation unit patient
• North West Private Hospital patient (if a comparable private-sector service is not available)
• adult outpatient.

Inpatient and outpatient referrals

We accept referrals from all sources. You can also refer yourself. Referrals may be provided by:

• letter
• a completed Allied Health Professional Services Referral Form
• in person
• telephone. 

North West Private Hospital referrals

North West Private Hospital can be made by completing Allied Health Professional Services Referral Form.

Please fax the form to our Speech Pathology Department on 03 6464 1928. 

Rehabilitation referrals

Rehabilitation referrals can be made by completing this rehabilitation referral form and giving it directly to the Rehabilitation Ward Clinical Nurse Manager.

How to contact us

• Phone: 03 6493 6191 (Speech Pathology) or 03 6493 6000 (hospital reception)
• Fax: 03 6464 1928 
• Address: Specialists Clinic, North West Regional Hospital, Brickport Road, Burnie TAS 7320
• Postal Address: PO Box 258, Burnie TAS 7320

Devonport Community and Health Services Centre 

We provide the following speech pathology services:

• individual and group therapy
• consultative services and home programming for children with problems in the areas of language, speech, voice, fluency, eating, literacy and swallowing.

Eligibility

• Children aged 0-4 not accessing another speech pathology service or Early Childhood Intervention Services.
• School-aged children enrolled in private schools are not eligible to receive speech pathology support through their school.

Referrals

We accept referrals from all sources. You can also refer yourself. Referrals may be provided by:

• letter
• a completed Paediatric Speech Pathology Referral Form
• in person
• telephone. 

How to contact us

• Address: 23 Steele Street, Devonport TAS 7310
• Phone: 03 6421 7720
• Fax: 03 6441 5946

Drop-in clinics

• We provide a free consultation if you are concerned about your child’s development.
• You can access speech pathology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry and dental (Burnie only) services.
• These services are for pre-school children, but school-age children may also attend.
• No referral or appointment is required. 

Speech pathology services

Our speech pathologists can provide advice about a range of issues including:

• feeding (for example, breast/bottle feeding and getting on to solids)
• slow speech development
• difficulty understanding your child’s speech
• stuttering.

Opening hours

The clinics run once a month, from 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm from February through to December: 

Devonport Community and Health Services Centre – 23 Steele Street, Devonport

• First Thursday of the month, in Meeting Room 1

North West Regional Hospital, Burnie – Brickport Road, Burnie TAS 7320

• Second Thursday of the month in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy Department