Medical Info

Useful medical sites and numbers

DSA has medical links on its site
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
DS heart group
www.dhg.org.uk

Mosiac Down syndrome uk,web-site for mosaic type Down syndrome
www.mosaicdownsyndrome.org

Dr Leshin-DS health issues
www.ds-health.com/

St.George’s hosp health pages
www.intellectualdisability.info

Downs syndrome medical interest group
www.dsmig.org.uk

Local useful numbers

Worthing hosp- children’s centre
Tel – 01903 286706

For departments ring hosp 205111 then ext.
Physiotherapy dept
Tel – ext-6716

Speech therapy
Tel – same no ext-6721

Occupational health dept
Tel – ext-6710

Hearing/ Audiologist
Tel – ext-6719

Eye Dept
Tel- ext-5097

Dentists, you can ask you dentist to refer your child to clinics in Lancing or Worthing that specialise in children/adults with special needs.

SPEECH THERAPY

Makaton
www.makaton.org

signalong
http://www.signalong.org.uk

symbol uk
Tel – 01795-844446
Or tel St.John for details of local group.