Audiology Department - Hearing Care and Therapy Services
Nye Bevan House, Maclure Road, Rochdale
Tel: 01706 261919 (For all paediatric enquiries)
Offering: Hearing and balance assessment, diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation for both adults and children.
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HYPE (Healthy Young People)
Floor 2, Croft Shifa Health Centre, Belfield Road, Rochdale, OL16 2UP
Tel: 01706 764764
Counselling, Support, Information & Advocacy for young people, aged 14-19 year. Find out more in the information leaflet. Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
Callaghan House, Cross Street off Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2DY
Tel: 01706 837197 Our Speech and Language Therapy Service anticipates and responds to the needs of individuals experiencing a wide range of speech, language, communication and/or swallowing difficulties through evidence based practice within the Rochdale Borough and the township of Whitworth.
Children’s Occupational Therapy
Callaghan House, Cross Street off Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2DY
Tel: 01706 837093
Assessment, specialist intervention, advice, equipment and splint provision to all children and young people who present with a functional limitation in any area of daily life. Children’s Occupational Therapy
Paediatric Physiotherapy Service
Callaghan House, Cross Street off Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2DY
Tel: 01706 837067
Physiotherapy assessment, treatment, monitoring and advice for children aged 0 – 19 covering all conditions for which physio-therapy is appropriate including physical disabilities, developmental delay, acquired brain injuries, acute and chronic respiratory conditions, orthopaedic, traumatic and arthritic conditions, birth anomalies etc.
Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP)
Administration Office: Room F58, 1st Floor, Nye Bevan House, Maclure Rd, Rochdale, OL11 1DN
Tel: 01706 261916
The Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is currently being provided for the Rochdale, Bury, Heywood, Middleton and Oldham population. The Hearing Screeners are based on the Maternity units at Rochdale, Bury and Oldham Hospitals, to enable the screening to be completed before the baby is discharged home. The Hearing Screening teams also screen babies in the community utilising local Health Centres, to ensure all babies have easy access to the Hearing Screening Programme. The Newborn Hearing Screening Teams ensure all parents who are offered the hearing screen, are given all the relevant information, which enables them to make an informed choice regarding the hearing screening process.
What is Newborn Hearing Screen and where and how is it done?
There are 2 types of screen used by the hearing screening teams. The most common screen is the Otoacoustic Emission (OAE). This involves placing a soft tipped earpiece into the outer part of the baby’s ear, and a soft clicking sound is played. In a hearing ear, the organ of hearing (cochlea) should produce sounds in response to these clicks, which can be recorded and analysed by the computerised screening system. It only takes a few minutes and can be completed at the bedside.
The Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) is completed when clear responses are not obtained from the OAE. This screen involves placing small sensors on the baby’s head, neck and shoulder and then a quiet clicking sound is presented through soft headphones, called muffins. For this screen the computer analyses the response to sounds beyond the cochlea.
The OAE and AABR screening methods are very safe and effective methods to check for signs of possible hearing impairment in babies.
For more information visit the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme website.
Orthoptic Department
Birch Hill Hospital
Tel: 01706 901609
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions to specified groups within the community setting
- Support the delivery of Ophthalmology services within the acute sector and works closely as part of a multi-agency team
- Provide universal Orthoptic assessment in line with the Child Health Promotion Strategy
- Provide Low Vision Services to specified groups Orthoptic Department