Rehabilitation services

Allied health care professionals work as a team to help you recover from injury, illness or surgery.

Dietitians offer expert advice on nutrition and diet, to help you make changes to improve your long term health and wellbeing. You may see a dietitian as part of your health care plan.

Occupational therapy teaches you different ways to go about your daily activities like showering, dressing and personal hygiene.

Physiotherapy treats disease, injury or disorders using physical methods such as exercise and joint manipulation.

Podiatry treats a wide range foot disorders affecting your recovery in hospital.

Social work looks at your support networks and helps to link you to community support services which can help you once you are home.

Speech therapy helps to strengthen your voice and improve the way you communicate, and assists you if you are having trouble chewing or swallowing.