Age: 0 – school entry
Site: Craigieburn Centre
What is the service?
The developmental service provides assessment and support for children who have difficulties or delays in more than one area of their development (e.g. communication and movement skills).
The Developmental Service consists of the following therapies:
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is for children who need help with daily activities. This may include self-feeding, playing, toilet training or dressing. Babies who use one hand more than the other, or children who have difficulty using their hands, may also need to see an Occupational Therapist.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is for children who need help to improve their large movement skills (gross motor skills) such as rolling, crawling, walking, jumping etc. Children who have muscle weakness, muscle stiffness, balance or coordination difficulties that impact their movement, may also need physiotherapy.
Speech Pathology
Speech Pathology is for children with communication difficulties. For example, children who are not using as many words as expected for their age (expressive language), have difficulty understanding what you say to them (receptive language), have challenges with social interaction (pragmatics) or have difficulty saying the sounds in words clearly (articulation). Children with stuttering or voice concerns should be referred to an alternative service.
Who is this service for?
Children aged 0 – school entry.
The developmental service provides assessment and short-term support for children who have difficulties or delays in more than one area of their development (e.g. communication and movement skills).
Children with only one area of developmental concern should be referred to their local community health service.
The developmental service is for children who have not yet commenced school.
The developmental service does not see children who have an NDIS plan in place.
How to refer to this service:
A health professional must complete the Paediatric Allied Health referral form, found HERE.
You will be contacted after a referral has been received. You will be provided with information about the next steps.
There may be long waiting times to access the allied health developmental service. It is recommended that children are referred to longer-term developmental services as soon as possible, for example the Early Childhood Early Intervention Service https://www.ndis.gov.au/.
Cost:
- These clinics are free for Medicare patients.
- Medicare Ineligible patients will be charged a fee. Please see https://www.nh.org.au/patients-and-visitors/patient-account-information/ for more information.
Contact us:
To enquire about your referral:
Contact Community Access Services (CAS)
Phone: 9495 3443
Fax: 8405 8616
For other enquiries:
Craigieburn Centre
274-304 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn
Phone: 8338 3000
Northern Hospital Epping
185 Copper Street, Epping
Phone: 8405 8580
- Locations offering this service
- Northern Hospital Epping
- Craigieburn Centre
