Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
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Speech-language Therapy — Hawke's Bay
The Speech-language Therapy service for Hawke's Bay can assess, diagnose, treat, report and provide advice for adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
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Contact us
For inpatient services:
- phone: 06 878 8109 extension 2943
- email: inpatientslt@hbdhb.govt.nz
For outpatient or community services:
- phone: 06 878 8109 extension 2490
- email: speectherapy@hbdhb.govt.nz
For speech-language therapy services for children contact the Child Development Service on 06 878 8109 extension 5851.
All our services are available Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
Services we provide
The Speech-language Therapy service can assess, diagnose, treat, report, and provide advice for adult patients with communication and swallowing disorders. The team does this for inpatients, outpatients and people in the Hawke's Bay community.
The service sees people with a variety of disorders, including:
- aphasia (language problems)
- dysarthria or apraxia (motor speech problems)
- dysphonia (voice)
- dysphagia (swallowing).
We hold video fluoroscopy clinics and have a service to allow for fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing.
For more information on speech-language therapy and how to find a therapist, go to the New Zealand Speech‑language Therapists' Association website.
For whānau — New Zealand Speech‑language Therapists’ Associationexternal link
Referral information
For an appointment, ask your healthcare provider to refer you to the appropriate speech-language therapy service.