Speech-language therapy — Bay of Plenty
Speech-language therapists are trained healthcare providers who work with people who have communication or swallowing disorders. We also work with the person's whānau (family) to overcome the problems.
Contact us
To contact the speech-language therapy service:
- call: 07 579 8785
- email: SLTplanner@bopdhb.govt.nz
Where to find us
The speech-language therapy service is at Tauranga Hospital.
829 Cameron Road
Tauranga South
Tauranga
Bay Of Plenty
3112
Services we provide
We provide speech-language assessment and treatment services for:
Children (up to 2 years)
- hearing impairment
- developmental delay
- syndromes, like Down syndrome
- cleft palate and other disorders
- acquired neurological disorders like traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy
- issues relating to the ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology)
- feeding difficulties.
Adults
- acquired neurological disorders like traumatic brain injury or a stroke
- progressive neurological disorders such Parkinsons, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- tracheostomy
- issues relating to the ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology).
Referral information
Your healthcare provider can refer you to our speech-language therapy service if you have problems with any of the following:
- changes in speech, swallowing, language, feeding, voice or fluency
- speech – reduced intelligibility (developmental disorders, dyspraxia, dysarthria)
- swallowing – difficulty tolerating food or drink. Signs include recurrent chest infection, coughing, choking, weight loss.
- language – difficulty expressing and understanding written and spoken language
- feeding – delayed progress through normal developmental milestones for feeding
- voice – change in vocal quality that persists for more than two weeks
- fluency – repetition of sounds, words, or phrases.