NHG Health's first Children’s Clinic in the North provides general care for common health conditions in children up to 17 years old.

Woodlands Health, in partnership with KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), brings trusted general paediatrics care to families in the North. Offering convenience with KKH’s expertise in paediatric care and WH’s holistic care, we journey with you and your child towards better health.

Our multidisciplinary team includes general paediatricians, nurses, and allied health professionals dedicated to your child's wellbeing.

This Clinic is established in partnership with KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).

Paediatric Medicine

How we care for your child:

Assess and manage common and chronic childhood conditions
Provide follow-up care and ongoing management
Coordinate care with your general practitioner

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists aim to make every learning and interaction moment meaningful for children with communication difficulties.

We support children aged 2 to 17 with:

Language delay/ disorder: Difficulty understanding or expressing themselves using words
Speech sound disorder: Difficulty pronouncing words due to articulation issues, phonological delays or childhood apraxia of speech
Stuttering or stammering
Voice disorder: Difficulty producing clear voice due to voice misuse or abuse, or conditions like puberphonia

How we care for your child:

Provide individualised assessment and intervention
Work with you and your child, teachers and our care team to support their communication development

Physiotherapy

Our physiotherapists support babies up to 18 months old with musculoskeletal conditions. Working closely with the care team, we provide early, individualised assessments and interventions to ensure timely and appropriate care.

We support babies with:

Torticollis: Head tilted to one side
Plagiocephaly or brachycephaly: Flattening of the back or side of the head
Under-ridding or over-riding toes: One or more toes curl inwards
Postural Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (‘club foot’): Sole of the foot turns inwards and backwards

How we care for your child:

Improve muscle strength
Prevent muscle tightness
Restore range of movement
Facilitate normal movement pattern

Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists help children build confidence and independence in areas important to their learning, play, and self-care.

We support children aged 5 to 17 with challenges in:

Fine motor and functional skills (e.g. handwriting, using utensils, dressing)
Social-emotional and attention skills (e.g. managing emotions, maintaining attention, interaction with peers)
Sensory processing (e.g. sensitivities to sounds, textures or movement)

How we care for your child:

Provide individualised assessment and therapy
Collaborate with the child, family, educators, and our care team to support skill development through meaningful and engaging interventions

Psychology

Childhood and adolescence are critical stages for emotional development.

Our psychologists support children facing:

Stress from life changes or illness
Difficulty with focus or learning
Unexplained physical symptoms (e.g. headaches, difficulty sleeping, stomachaches)
Mood swings, anxiety or low self-esteem
Social withdrawal or bullying
Thoughts of self-harm

How we care for your child:

Work with you, the school and healthcare teams, to ensure optimal and continuity of care
Evaluate your child’s developmental and emotional progress
Provide therapy and counselling to support you and your child
Develop personalised coping strategies that can be used at home and in school

Audiology

Hearing screening plays an important role in the early detection and management of hearing issues in children. Identifying hearing difficulties early allows for timely intervention, supporting speech and language development.

How we care for your child:

Provide hearing screening using specialised tests to assess different parts of the hearing pathway, such as

Otoacoustic emissions: Measures the function of the inner ear (cochlea)
Tympanometry: Measures how the middle ear responds to sounds and pressure changes

Medical Social Work Services

Our medical social workers provide support to children and families facing social, emotional or financial challenges that arise from a child’s medical condition.

How we care for your child:

Financial assistance: Connect families to community resources and financial aid schemes
Treatment-related support: Provide guidance and coping strategies throughout your child’s healthcare journey
Counselling and emotional support: Support families dealing with stress, caregiver fatigue or relationship difficulties
Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate emotional support to urgent concerns such as abuse or mental health crisis, and work with families to develop safety and care plans
Community referrals: Connect families to relevant community services