Our team, led by senior paediatricians, comprises paediatricians, nurses and allied health staff who are also actively involved in patient care and translational research.
Our team treats a range of conditions, including:
Our physiotherapist services provide family-centric and multidisciplinary support by:
⦁ Empowering parents to make informed decisions about their child’s care.We help to enhance the care of a child with complex needs by:
⦁ Identifying and addressing areas of need for optimal management.Neurology Clinic
Our Neurology Clinic operates with a team of paediatricians and is supported by physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, a paediatric epilepsy nurse educator, child psychologists and a medical social worker.
The clinic coordinates care for children with chronic conditions, collaborating with special schools for children with spasticity, multiple handicaps and learning disorders. At our general paediatric neurology clinic, we provide diagnosis and management of children with neurological disorders, screen for neuro-developmental disorders and offer comprehensive care for inherited neurological conditions.
Our team is also actively involved in the Back to Sleep programme, which helps to improve the sleep quality of children with complex medical needs.
Neuromuscular Clinic
Our Neuromuscular Clinic offers multidisciplinary, comprehensive care for children and adolescents diagnosed with progressive neuromuscular conditions. These include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, congenital myopathies and other muscular dystrophies. The clinic, conducted monthly, caters to specific groups, including independent walkers and wheelchair-dependent patients. Objective assessments are provided by paediatricians specialising in neurology, pulmonary and sleep, orthopaedics and cardiology as well as by physiotherapists, occupational therapists and orthotists.
Back to Sleep Programme
The Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute is immensely grateful to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Singapore for being the sole benefactor of the Back to Sleep programme. This initiative aims to enhance the sleep quality of children with complex medical needs. Children affected by severe neurological conditions often experience difficulties in repositioning themselves during sleep due to abnormal muscle tones and postures. This leads to significant sleep disturbances and reduced sleep duration, affecting not only the child but also the entire family due to chronic sleep deprivation.
The Back to Sleep programme employs a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate each child's risk factors and explores the potential for improved sleep quality through more supportive sleeping surfaces. The team, comprising doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, patients and their parents and caregivers, assesses each child’s needs. Once medical and behavioural causes of sleep disturbance are excluded, children are provided with tailored sleep systems to enhance their sleep.
The programme aligns with our mission to provide exemplary clinical care for children with medical needs and supports RMHC's mission to "directly improve the health and well-being of children". The positive impact extends beyond the child to caregivers, illustrating RHMC's belief that "when you change a child's life, you change a family's, which can change a community and, ultimately, the world".
Clinically documentation shows improved sleep quality and duration in these children, positively affecting family life. Parents report enhanced mood and appetite in their children and improved rest for themselves, highlighting the significant impact of this intervention on family functioning.
In summary, the Back to Sleep Programme has directly benefited 48 children, with a positive impact on an additional 210 family members and caregivers.
