We have 35 different types of allied health professionals here at Canberra Health Services. From the front doors of our emergency department to working out in the community, our allied health professionals are always on hand to care for you.
ACT Lymphoedema Service at North Canberra Hospital
Cares for people with sudden or long-lasting swelling.
Acute Neuropsychology
Cares for people who have changes in their thinking skills.
Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT)
Assess the needs of frail older people and help them to access support.
Audiology
Looks after people who have difficulty with hearing or need hearing assessments.
Body basics for pregnancy at North Canberra Hospital
Physiotherapy information sessions.
Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Service
Helps people with rehabilitation after a change in ability to complete everyday activities.
Children's Eye Screening
A secondary vision screening service for children from birth to 6 years.
Children's Hearing Service
Provides a full hearing assessment for children aged 18 months to 18 years.
Clinical Psychology inpatient service
Helps people admitted to Canberra Hospital manage difficulties due to illness, injury, or mental health-related problems.
Clinical Technology Workshop
Manufactures, repairs and modifies all appliances or aids for mobility and independent living.
Community Care Nursing
Provides person-centred care for people with a range of conditions and health care needs.
Community Care Nutrition Service
Supports adults who would like to improve their nutrition and health.
Community Care Occupational Therapy
Helps you to take care of yourself and be safe at home.
Community Care Physiotherapy
Teaches you the best way to move or exercise to helps you to recover from an injury, surgery or from an illness.
Community Care Podiatry
Offers a variety of short-term and long-term podiatry care.
Community Weigh Scales
Available to keep track of your weight if you do not have suitable scales at home.
Continence Promotion Service
Offers various continence services to provide support for pelvic floor, bladder and bowel control issues.
Dining for Dialysis
Nutrition advice and support for people on dialysis.
Exercise Physiology
Uses exercise to help manage chronic conditions and/or injuries.
Falls and Falls Injury Prevention Program
Helps people who have experienced falls or are looking for ways to minimise their risk of falling.
GLA:D (Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark)
GLA:D (Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark) is an education and exercise program developed by researchers in Denmark.
Haemophilia Physiotherapy Service
Physiotherapy for people with bleeding disorders such as haemophilia, Von Willebrand’s Disease and other rare bleeding disorders.
Hand Therapy
Cares for people with new hand and arm problems requiring splints or exercises.
Inpatient Nutrition and Dietetic Services at North Canberra Hospital
Supports inpatients at North Canberra Hospital with nutrition care.
Inpatient Occupational Therapy Services at North Canberra Hospital
Our Occupational Therapists help you maintain your independence, mobility and safety after you leave North Canberra Hospital.
Inpatient Physiotherapy at North Canberra Hospital
Physiotherapy for people admitted to North Canberra Hospital, Clare Holland House and in Home Based Palliative Care.
Inpatient Social Work and Psychology service at North Canberra Hospital
Offers help with the emotional and behavioural impacts associated with your medical condition.
Inpatient Speech Pathology at North Canberra Hospital
Looks after people who have difficulty with communicating and swallowing.
Lymphoedema Physiotherapy Service at Canberra Hospital
Cares for people with sudden or long-lasting swelling.
Mums and Bubs Physiotherapy Service
Assessment, information, early intervention and prevention for people who have given birth in the previous 12 months, and infants under 12 months.
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at North Canberra Hospital
Physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
Nutrition and dietetics
Provides nutrition counselling appointments to patients with a number of different conditions.
Orthopaedic Screening Clinic
Assesses patients referred to orthopaedic surgeons to work out what treatment might be best.
Paediatric Physiotherapy
Provides physiotherapy for babies, children and adolescents.
Pain Management Unit (PMU)
Provides comprehensive care for people with chronic pain.
Palliative Care Specialist Service
For anyone who has a serious incurable illness.
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
Available to people with pelvic health issues.
Physiotherapy Casting and Orthopaedic Device Fitting Clinic at North Canberra Hospital
A casting and orthopaedic device fitting clinic for patients with upper and lower limb fractures.
Postnatal physiotherapy service at North Canberra Hospital
Physiotherapy assessment and information for people who have recently given birth.
Prosthetic Orthotic Service
Helps people with mobility issues caused by amputation or problems with their muscles, bones or nervous system.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
An exercise and education program for people with lung disease.
Rapid Assessment of the Deteriorating Aged at Risk (RADAR)
Visits older people in their own home to do assessments with the aim of keep older people safe at home.
Rehabilitation At Home
Provides home-based rehabilitation for people who need to improve their ability to complete activities in their home.
Respiratory Physiotherapy Outpatient Service
Looks after people with long term respiratory/lung conditions.
Social Work Inpatient Service for people admitted to Canberra Hospital
Provides emotional support, practical support, education, and information to patients, their families and carers.
Speech Pathology (for deteriorating conditions or following a neurological event)
Provides assessment and treatment to people experiencing speech and/or swallowing difficulties.
Speech Pathology (for people under the care of a doctor at Canberra Hospital)
Looks after people who have difficulty with communicating and swallowing.
Spinal Pain Service
Assessment and management of back and neck (spine) pain.
Stomal Therapy Service
Cares for people with a stoma.
Take Control - Live Well Program
A program that gives you the skills and confidence to take control of your chronic condition.
Vocational Assessment and Rehabilitation Service (VARS)
Rehabilitation for people who have a recent change in their ability to complete work-based activities because of a health condition or disability.
Walking aid clinic
Our walking aid clinic, part of our Community Care Physiotherapy service, will help you get the walking aid you need.
Women's Health Physiotherapy at Canberra Hospital
Provides physiotherapy care for people during their pregnancy and up to three months after the birth, plus gynaecology patients.
Women's Health Physiotherapy at North Canberra Hospital
Provides physiotherapy care for people during their pregnancy and up to three months after the birth.
Women, Youth and Children - Nutrition
Provides free nutrition advice for children, young people, pregnant women, and women in the first two years after birth.
