SCI Support

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA)

• Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) supports people with SCI by offering a range of services including: NDIS support, policy and advocacy, Neuromoves exercise, peer and family support, accommodation, and employment services.
• Website: https://scia.org.au/

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

• The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is run by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The NDIS is available to Australians who were either born with or acquire a permanent and significant disability. They fund reasonable and necessary supports and services that relate to a person's disability to help them achieve their goals
• Website: https://www.ndis.gov.au

SCI acute, rehabilitation and outpatient services

Sydney Children’s Hospital Network

• Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick (SCH) and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW), host all SCI inpatient rehabilitation within their acute wards. Their outpatient services include:
  • Rehab2Kids at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
  • Kids Rehab at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
  • Hunter New England HNEkidsRehab Services (https://www.hnekidshealth.nsw.gov.au/community_based_services/hunter_region/kidsrehab/spinal)
• Website: https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/find-a-service/health-medical-services/spinal-cord-injury-or-disease

Prince of Wales Spinal Unit

• Prince of Wales Spinal Unit provides acute, rehabilitative and outpatient care for people with SCI in the Southern sector of the Statewide Spinal Cord Injury Service (Sydney South West, South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra, Greater Southern, and the Australian Capital Territory).
• Website: https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/prince-of-wales-hospital/services-clinics/directory/spinal-injuries-unit-acute-and-rehabilitation-inpatient-wards

Royal North Shore Spinal Unit

• Royal North Shore Spinal Unit provides acute, rehabilitative and outpatient care for people with SCI in the Northern sector of the Statewide Spinal Cord Injury Service (Northern Sydney Central Coast, Greater Western, Hunter New England and North Coast).
• Resource: https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/163672/rnsh_outpatients_sci.pdf

Royal Rehab

• Royal Rehab provides rehabilitative and outpatient care for people with SCI in the Northern sector of the Statewide Spinal Cord Injury Service (Northern Sydney Central Coast, Greater Western, Hunter New England and North Coast).
• Website: https://royalrehab.com.au/

SCI outreach and community-based healthcare services

Northcott Paediatric Spinal Outreach Service (PSOS)

• The Paediatric Spinal Outreach Service (PSOS) provides community-based outreach services and supports for young people with SCI, aged 0 – 18 years.
• Website: https://northcott.com.au/paediatric-spinal-outreach-service-psos/

Spinal Outreach Service (SOS)

• The NSW Spinal Outreach Service (SOS) supports people with SCI, their carers and local clinicians throughout metropolitan Sydney, rural and regional NSW.
• Website: https://royalrehab.com.au/rehab-services/spinal-injury-services/nsw-spinal-outreach-service/

Rural Spinal Cord Injury Service (RSCIS)

• The Rural Spinal Cord Injury Service (RSCIS) operates as part of a “hub and spoke” model with the SOS to support people with SCI across the Northern NSW Local Health District. The coordinator provides a link between rural clinicians, rural SCI clients, and specialist metropolitan spinal cord injury specific services.
• Website: https://nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about/rural-spinal-cord-injury-service/

Hunter Spinal Cord Injury Service (HSCIS)

• People with SCI living in the Hunter/New England area, will be referred to the Hunter Spinal Cord Injury Service (HSCIS) for outreach services.

Other SCI agencies and service providers

Forward Ability Support

• Forward Ability Support, formerly known as ParaQuad NSW supports people living with SCI by providing expert clinical services, personal care, peer support, support coordination, and scholarships for those pursuing education to further their career.
• Website: fas.org.au

NSW State Spinal Cord Injury Network

• The NSW State Spinal Cord Injury Service works to ensure that people with SCI in NSW receive the highest quality services.
• Website: https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/spinal-cord-injury

icare Lifetime Care

• The Lifetime Care and Support Scheme pays for the treatment, rehabilitation and care of people who’ve been severely injured in a motor accident in NSW.
• Website: https://www.icare.nsw.gov.au/injured-or-ill-people/motor-accident-injuries/who-we-care-for

SCI acute, rehabilitation and outpatient services

The Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (QPRS)

• The Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (QPRS) provides coordinated family-focused rehabilitation, health assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with a range of disabilities resulting from injury, illness or disease.
• Website: https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/service-queensland-paediatric-rehabilitation/

Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service (QSCIS) located at the Princess Alexandra Hospital

• QSCIS provides acute care, primary rehabilitation, transitional rehabilitation, outpatient services and outreach services.
• Website: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/qscis/siu

SCI Outreach and community-based healthcare services

Spinal Outreach Team (SPOT)

• SPOT provides expert outreach service to people with spinal cord injury throughout Queensland.
• Website: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/qscis/spot

Other SCI agencies and service providers

Spinal Life Australia

• A committed team of support workers, allied health professionals; including people with lived experience, striving to change the way disability is perceived, while also advocating for a fairer Australia. They provide a range of services including peer support, personal support and home care services, support coordination, and physical therapy.
• Website: https://www.spinal.com.au/

National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland (NIISQ)

• The NIISQ funds necessary and reasonable treatment, care and support for people who have sustained an eligible serious personal injury in a motor vehicle accident in Queensland.
• Website: https://niis.qld.gov.au/

SCI acute, rehabilitation and outpatient services

Paediatric Rehabilitation (Kids Rehab WA) at the Perth Children’s Hospital

• The Paediatric Rehabilitation service provides rehabilitation services for children and adolescents with acquired or congenital neurological impairments including spinal cord injuries. Their clinical services include inpatient rehabilitation, the iRehab Intensive Day Rehabilitation Program, and outpatient rehabilitation services.
• Website: https://pch.health.wa.gov.au/Our-services/Paediatric-Rehabilitation

State Rehabilitation Service at the Fiona Stanley Hospital

• The State Rehabilitation Service provides state-wide tertiary or specialist level inpatient and outpatient clinical rehabilitation services to people suffering from complex or catastrophic injuries or illnesses including spinal cord injuries.
• Website: https://www.fsh.health.wa.gov.au/Our-services/Service-Directory/Rehabilitation

Other SCI agencies and service providers

Spinal WA

• Spinal WA brings together agencies and stakeholders in Western Australia with an interest in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) to work collaboratively and enhance communication between organisations and the spinal injured community. They aim to provide a central point through which information about SCI can be disseminated and to provide coordination of events and opportunities through regular agency meetings and communication.
Visit this page for Spinal WA’s list of SCI support organisations and services: http://spinalwa.org/about/sci-organisations/
• Website: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/qscis/spot

The Catastrophic Injuries Support (CIS)

• The Catastrophic Injuries Support (CIS) product provides lifetime treatment, care and support to all people if they are catastrophically injured in a crash in WA.
• Website: https://www.icwa.wa.gov.au/motor-injury-insurance/product-information/catastrophic-injuries-support

SCI acute, rehabilitation and outpatient services

Tasmanian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service

• The Tasmanian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service provides outreach medical clinics in the North (Launceston) and North West of Tasmania (Burnie and Mersey).
• Website: https://www.wch.sa.gov.au/patients-visitors/children/care-and-support/paediatric-rehabilitation

Adult Rehabilitation Service - Spinal Injury Clinic

• Website: https://outpatients.tas.gov.au/clinics/spinal

SCI Outreach and community-based healthcare services

TPRS provides Outreach medical Clinics in the North (Launceston) and North West of Tasmania (Burnie and Mersey).

Other SCI agencies and service providers

ParaQuad Tasmania

• ParaQuad Tasmania provides information, referral, peer support, access information, advocacy, educational and sporting programs.
• Website: https://www.paraquadtas.org.au/

Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB)

• MAIB provides medical and income benefits on a no fault basis to people injured as a result of a motor accident.
• Website: https://maib.tas.gov.au/

SCI acute, rehabilitation and outpatient services

Paediatric Rehabilitation at the Women's and Children's Hospital

• The Paediatric Rehabilitation Department provides intensive rehabilitation for children/adolescents with an acquired reduction in function due to trauma, illness or medical procedures.
• Website: https://www.wch.sa.gov.au/patients-visitors/children/care-and- support/paediatric-rehabilitation
• Website: https://www.wch.sa.gov.au/patients-visitors/children/care-and- support/paediatric-rehabilitation/rehab-outpatient-outreach-clinics

South Australian Spinal Cord Injury Service (SASCIS)

• SASCIS is located at the Repat Health Precinct and is a statewide service providing specialist rehabilitation services for South Australia.
• Website: South Australia Spinal Cord Injury Services (SASCIS) at the Repat Health Precinct | SA Health

Novita Children's Services

• Novita provides rehabilitation, therapy, early intervention, community inclusion, assistive technology and disability services to people living with disability, as well as support for their families and carers. We support kids, young people and adults in Adelaide, regional South Australia and beyond.
• Website: https://www.novita.org.au/

Other SCI agencies and service providers

Paraquad South Australia (PQSA)

• PQSA provides information, advice and referral for accommodation, peer support, counselling and advocacy, family support services and raises community awareness.
• Website: https://pqasa.asn.au/

Lifetime Support Authority (LSA)

• The LSA provide high quality treatment, care and support for people who are seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents in South Australia.
• Website: https://www.lifetimesupport.sa.gov.au/