ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007
Allied Health Professionals- -Speech and Language Therapy Department
Fees
The Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) assessment clinic is
conducted jointly by the Speech and Language Therapy Department and the ENT
team. This service commenced in July’04 and is completed either at the patient’s
bedside or in the Voice Lab room in the ENT OPD suite on the first floor.
50
45
40
36
38
No of patients
30
20
10
12
0
2004 2005 2006 2007
Digital Stroboscopy
This service has been running for the past five years and is part of our weekly
voice clinics. It provides accurate information on the shape, condition and
functioning of the vocal cords. It also allows the team to make a permanent record
of the vocal cords vibratory patterns, which may be used to monitor progress and
treatment outcomes measures.
No of patients
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
25
78
82
71
74
53
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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