These specialist clinics specialise in supporting people with Huntington’s disease and other conditions.
Visit the website of your closest specialist clinic to learn more about the services they provide.
Queensland
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
Huntington’s Clinic
Level 7, Ned Hanlon Building
Butterfield Street & Bowen Bridge Road
Herston QLD 4029
For an appointment with this service, call (07) 3646 3111.
Referral required.
The Huntington’s Clinic is the only HD service in QLD and provides a multi-disciplinary approach to HD care through access to the following professionals:
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- Neurologists
- Psychiatrists
- Neuropsychologists
- Speech Pathologists
- Clinical Nurses
New South Wales
Westmead Hospital
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
Huntington Disease Service
Neurology Dept, Level 1, A Wing
166-174 Darcy Rd,
Westmead, NSW, 2145
For an appointment with this service, call (02) 8890 6699.
Referral required.
The Huntington Disease Service provides a multi-disciplinary approach to HD care where you can access the following professionals:
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- Neurologists
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Dieticians
- Speech Pathologists
John Hunter Hospital
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
Hunter Genetics
Cnr Turton Rd &, Tinonee Rd, Waratah NSW 2298
(02) 4985 3100
Neurology Department
Ward G2 / Level 2
Lookout Rd
New Lambton Heights NSW 2305
Fax: 02 4921 3488
Phone: 02 4921 3490, option 2
Victoria
For HD diagnosis, on-going clinical treatment and support, contact:
State-wide Progressive Neurological Disease Service
476 Kooyong Road
Caulfield South VIC 3162
To make an enquiry, call (03) 9834 9000.
Medical referral required.
This service provides a multi-disciplinary approach to HD care through access to the following types of medical and allied health professionals:
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- Neurologists
- Neuro-Psychiatrists
- Respiratory Physicians
- Neuro-Palliative Physicians
- HD Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical Liaisons/Neurological Nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech Pathologists
- Dietitians
- Clinical Psychologists
- Neuropsychologists
- Social Workers
- Music Therapists
Royal Melbourne Hospital
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment:
Call 03 9342 8750 or email neuropsychiatry@mh.org.au to request an appointment. Referral required.
Located at:
Neuropsychiatry Unit
Level 2, John Cade Building
Parkville 3050
The Neuropsychiatry Unit provides the following medical and allied health professionals:
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- Neurologists
- Neuropsychiatrists
- Neuropsychologists
- Occupational therapists
- Social workers
- Specialist mental health nurses
- Genetic counsellors
Specialist HD care is also provided through the Neuropsychiatry Unit’s Symptomatic Huntington’s Disease Clinic and the Predictive Clinic.
Further information can be found at: www.neuropsychiatry.org.au
Western Australia
North Metropolitan Health Service
Graylands Hospital
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
The Neurosciences Unit
Cnr Mooro Drive & John XXIII Avenue
Mount Claremont WA 6010
To make an appointment, call (08) 6159 6464 or email: Graylands.Neurosciences@health.wa.gov.au
The Neurosciences Unit provides a multi-disciplinary approach to HD care where you access the following professionals:
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- Neurologist
- Psychiatrists
- Social Workers
- Speech Pathologists
- Neuropsychologists
Tasmania
South
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
Huntington’s Disease Service
Older Persons Mental Health Service South (OPMHS-S)
Repat Clinic, 90 Davey St
Hobart TAS 7000
A GP referral is preferred, though not required. For enquiries, call 03 6166 6783.
North
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
Huntington’s Disease Service
Mental Health Services North
Level 1, 52 Frankland Street
Launceston TAS 7250
A GP referral is preferred, though not required. For enquiries, call 03 03 6777 4985.
North West
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
Huntington’s Disease Service
Mental Health Services North West
1 Strahan Street
Burnie TAS 7320
A GP referral is preferred, though not required. For enquiries, call (03) 6477 7734.
South Australia
For HD diagnosis and clinical treatment, contact:
SA Huntington Disease Service
C Block
Repat Health Precinct
Daws Road
Daw Park SA 5041
For an appointment with this service, call (08) 7117 5097.
The service can also be contacted through Flinders Medical Centre switchboard: (08) 8204 5511.
This service provides access to:
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- Neurologist
- Psychiatrist
- Geneticist
- Social Workers