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NSW Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program

Inpatient Referral | Non-inpatient Referral | Paediatric Referral | Statewide BIRP Service Contact List

"Providing a comprehensive Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services to the population of NSW"

Inpatient Referral

There are 3 adult and 2 paediatric inpatient BIRP teams in the NSW greater metropolitan area.
 
Adult Inpatient teams:
  • Liverpool Hospital, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
  • Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team
  • Westmead Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services

Paediatric Inpatient teams:

  • Children's Hospital at Westmead, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team
  • Sydney Children's Hospital, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team
  • John Hunter Children's Hospital, Kaleidoscope
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Non-inpatient Referral

Non-inpatient BIRP clients can be referred to our metropolitan or rural and regional units. Services that are provided range from Transitional Living Programs to Outpatients/Community Outreach or Community Rehabilitation Programs.

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Paediatric Referral

BIRP paediatric services provide rehabilitation, advice and consultation for inpatient and non-inpatient children and young adults. All regional and rural units have specialised outpatient/ community based paediatric services.

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Statewide BIRP Service Contact List

For detailed informartion about the NSW BIRP units, please contact the units individually
 
PAEDIATRIC SERVICES Phone Fax Web Page 
Children's Hospital at Westmead Brain Injury Rehab Team (02) 9845 2132  (02) 9845 0685 go to web page
Sydney Children's Hospital Brain Injury Rehab Team (Randwick)  (02) 9382 1590  (02) 9382 1200 go to web page
Kaleidoscope Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team (Newcastle) (02) 4925 7963  (02) 4925 7955 go to web page
GREATER METRO SERVICES Phone Fax Web Page 
Liverpool Hospital Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (02) 9828 5495  (02) 9828 5497 go to web page
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney Brain Injury Rehab Team (02) 9807 1144 (02) 9809 9027 go to web page
Westmead Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service (02) 9845 7941 (02) 9635 8892 go to web page
Hunter Brain Injury Service (Newcastle) (02) 4929 3100  (02) 4929 4504 go to web page
Illawarra Brain Injury Service  (02) 4223 8470 (02) 4223 8484 go to web page
RURAL  SERVICES Phone Fax Web Page 
Dubbo Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program  (02) 6841 8505 (02) 6841 8583 go to web page

Mid Western Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program (Bathurst)

 (02) 6330 5114 (02) 63343771 go to web page

New England Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service (Tamworth)

 (02) 6767 8350 (02) 6766 9343 go to web page
North Coast Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service (Lismore) (02) 6620 2111  (02) 6622 1406 go to web page
                                    (Port Macquarie) (02) 6584 3300 (02) 6658 43301  
                                    (Coffs Harbour) (02) 6652 2856 (02) 66527178  

Southern Area Brain Injury Service (Goulburn)

 (02) 4823 7911 (02) 4821 9165 go to web page

South West Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service

                                   (Albury)

 (02) 6041 9902 (02) 6041 9928 go to web page
                                   (Wagga Wagga) (02) 69710151      
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This web page is managed and authorised by Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce. Last updated: 23 November, 2009