Community Health Centre - Allied Health Services

Allied health professionals are health professionals that are qualified practitioners with specialised expertise in preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions and illnesses.

Self-referrals possible.

2 Macauley Street, Deniliquin t 1800 654 324. General enquiries call t 03 5882 2900. w https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-health/mlhd/our-services/allied-health

Dietetics And Nutrition

Dietitians can help people improve food choices, nutrition, health and wellbeing. They can work one on one to explore you or your families’ food, nutrition and health goals and can provide information and coaching to help you work towards your goals. Dietitians provide nutrition care to people in hospital and multipurpose residential care. Services are also available for people with complex needs like feeding tubes, kidney disease, eating disorder or cancer.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT)

The Occupational Therapy team provide OT services to hospitals and community clients, and work with adults and children. They assist clients of all ages to be as independent as they can be in their day-to-day functioning. The OT team can conduct assessments and recommend equipment, prescribe home modifications like rails and ramps; and prescribe equipment to assist with toileting, showering and transfers.

Paediatric Services

Paediatric OT’s conduct assessments and observations of children who are having difficulty with motor skills, dressing, feeding and toileting, sensory differences, or participating at school. They work with families and carers who are having difficulty managing their children’s behavioural responses. Children are seen at home, preschool, school and childcare and specific assessments are completed at the Deniliquin Community Health Centre.

Physiotherapy

Service to inpatients of Deniliquin Hospital, and outpatient service to members of the Deniliquin community, and works with people of all ages. Physiotherapists are experts in the structure of the human body and it’s movement and use different modalities (example exercise) to treat injuries and disease. Outpatient physiotherapy comprises one-on-one physiotherapy sessions for clients recovering from a significant injury, illness, surgery, or extended hospital stay. Goals may include increasing strength and movement, reducing pain, and returning to pre-injury levels of activity.

Referral required from a GP or other health professional to the Community Care Intake Service (CCIS).

Speech Pathology

Speech pathologists assess, diagnose and manage individuals of all ages with both communication impairments and swallowing difficulties.

Paediatric Services

Their role is also to work with educators and parents/carers to encourage the development of communication skills in children in many different settings. They may also provide support to children who are having difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing.

Adult Services

Speech Pathologists see adults who have difficulty with their swallowing, speech and language. These can result from illness and injuries such as stroke. Services are provided to inpatients as well as community outpatient services and Nursing homes.