Speech Language Therapy - Inpatients | Waitematā | Te Whatu Ora

Street Address

North Shore Hospital
124 Shakespeare Road
Takapuna
North Shore City 0622

Postal Address

North Shore Hospital
Private Bag 93 503
Takapuna
North Shore City 0740

Contact Details

Phone (09) 486 8920 extension 43805
Mobile 021 221 8132
Email Becca.Hammond@waitematadhb.govt.nz

Speech-Language Therapy Services are provided at:

North Shore Hospital
Phone: (09) 486 1491 ext 42827

and

Waitakere Hospital
Phone: (09) 839 0000 ext 46492


Staff Contact Details:
Becca Hammond (Professional & Clinical Leader)

021 223 8132

Apraxia

Apraxia is a disorder of speech (speech is the process of pronunciation and articulation) in which the difficulty involves planning, sequencing, and producing the movements required to make sounds and words.

Verbal apraxia in particular refers to the ability to programme the lips and tongue in order to make muscle movements for speech, whereas oral apraxia refers to nonspeech movements of the lips and tongue such as blowing and puckering the lips. Apraxia therefore is often described as a problem with making the voluntary movements necessary for speech.

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/allied-health/speech-language-therapy-inpatients-waitemata/