Our Orthoptic service provides visual assessment and treatment for infants and children up to the age of 12 years. Vision screening is also provided in early intervention centres and as a secondary screening service to the StEPS program. The Orthoptic…
Perinatal Intake Line: 02 4328 7901 The perinatal intake line is a single point of entry to secondary services for families expecting a baby or with children under the age of five years who require additional support or assistance with…
Audiology services provide hearing assessments for babies from 10 months (corrected if premature), toddlers, pre-schoolers and school-aged children - kindergarten to year 6 - in order to identify childhood hearing loss and to facilitate treatment at the youngest age possible.…
Family Care Centres provide support to families living on the Central Coast with children from birth to five years. There are two Family Care Centres on the Central Coast, located at Gosford (Gateway Centre) and Kanwal (Wyong Hospital Campus). The…
The Child and Family Health Nursing Service can be accessed by families with children from birth to five years. Our nurses provide support, education and advice to parents and carers to promote and assess children’s physical growth and brain development…
Family Assessment Consultation Education Therapy Services (FACETS) is a clinical therapy team consisting of experienced social workers, clinical psychologists and a perinatal, child and adolescent psychiatrist. The team provides a family-focused therapy service for pre-school and primary school-aged children and…
Preschool-aged Children Parents with concerns about the development of their preschool-aged children should contact their local community health centre to discuss their child's individual needs with a child and family health nurse. Find a child and family health nurse near…
Does my child need to see a speech pathologist? At Central Coast Local Health District, our speech pathologists work with children who find it hard to: use words and sentences understand what is said to them speak clearly speak smoothly…
Occupational Therapy (OT) services for children aged 0-12 years are offered at a number of community health centres on the Central Coast. Our services Paediatric Occupational Therapists can assist children 0-12 to develop the following skills: Development: achieving developmental milestones;…
The Children's Ward is located at Gosford Hospital providing medical and surgical care for infants, children and adolescents from birth to 16 or 17 years, if still at school. The ward includes: general medical and surgical beds paediatric acute review clinic…
