​​​​Adult speech and language therapy
Our team works with adults who have speech, language or swallowing difficulties resulting from:
- a brain injury or stroke
- a progressive neurological condition such as motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia or multiple sclerosis
- a diagnosis of head and neck cancer
- a voice disorder confirmed by the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) service
- voice retraining for transgender individuals
- frailty
- chronic respiratory conditions
Acc​essing our service
To access our service you can:
- be referred by your GP, consultant or other professionals working with you
- self-refer, or with your permission, be referred by a carer, friends or family
If you are transitioning gender, your referral must come via your Psychiatrist when you are preparing for social transition.
If you have a voice disorer you must have an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) assessment before you are referred.
Referrals for in patients at the General Hospital or St. Saviours will be made by the ward.
​Our location
Our clinic is located at the Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre.
We can also visit you at home, in hospital, or in a nursing or residential home.
Treatment we offer
After we access you, we'll agree on a therapy plan with you.
This can include:
For therapy to be as effective as possible, speech and language therapists work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals also involved with your care.
Clients with voice disorders are managed in collaboration with the ENT department.
We also deliver services as part of the:
- multi-disciplinary teams working with stroke patients
- memory clinic
- neurocare team
- community network team
The Adult Learning Disabilities Team also have an assigned Speech and Language Therapist Referrals to this service are made via SPOR Single Point of Referral​.​
Children's speech and language therapy​
We also work with children and young people who have difficulties with:
- communication
- eating
- drinking
- swallowing
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