The Speech Pathology and Ears, Nose and Throat team at CHW have been working closely together as part of Roger's multidisciplinary care, recently embarking on a speaking value trial with the hope of giving him his voice.
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Experts are urging parents and carers to be extra vigilant with hot food and drink these school holidays, following a spike in burns injuries from instant noodles.
A new, specialised room to protect immunocompromised patients from infection was on show when special guests toured the prototype rooms at The Children's Hospital at Westmead this month.
During Occupational Therapy Week, our hospitals are celebrating the vital role therapists play in supporting children like Jackson. Patients are set to benefit from new multi-purpose therapy spaces being introduced as part of the redevelopment project.
There are millions of carers across Australia, each with unique circumstances and stories of their own. Tammy, Patrick, Teresa and Harry are among these people, all helping to care for a child with complex needs.
Twelve-year-old Ariel is like most teens her age. She is quietly sassy, has a wicked sense of humour and loves spending time with her friends. All of this is possible thanks to parenteral nutrition, which helped save her life.
For seven-year-old Dom, splashing around in the water at the beach near his north coast home is an everyday miracle. It鈥檚 something his mum, Lauren, says wouldn鈥檛 be possible if it wasn鈥檛 for parenteral nutrition.
He has been guided by the likes of Paralympians, but Allied Health Professionals at SCH have also played a crucial role in Cormacs wheelchair racing journey.
Nine Allied Health disciplines are working as a multidisciplinary team to support Jakes recovery journey.
Twenty-month-old Louis's parents, Amy and James, have one goal for their little boy 鈥� for him to live the 鈥渂iggest and best life鈥� possible.