Children's Speech and Language Therapy

Service update

In line with national guidance we have made some changes to our service as part of Locala's COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response.

COVID-19 update

The COVID-19 pandemic has created pressure for our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team and as a result we have changed the service we offer. The support we provide may consist of telephone or video consultations and some face to face sessions - this will be decided on a case by case basis. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation to this adaptation to our service.

What do we do?

Our Locala Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) work with children aged 0-18 years who have communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties. These children may experience difficulties in the following areas:

Being able to listen and pay attention
Understanding words and instructions
Talking in words and sentences
Difficulties with pronunciation of speech sounds
Social communication and interaction
Stammering
Eating, drinking & swallowing

Our SLT team provides assessment and advice within each of these areas.

There are many reasons why children may have such difficulties and they can be as a result of language disorders, speech sound difficulties, learning disabilities, developmental or biomedical conditions, stammering, Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), hearing impairment and physical difficulties.

Patient story

To read Sam's story, click here.

Get Involved with

The teams at Locala are committed to our patients, and the wider community, being at the heart of all that we do. We want to hear what our patients and communities are saying, and involve you in how our community healthcare services are delivered. There are different ways you can get involved including:

Becoming a member - be better informed about Locala and our services, and receive invitations to complete surveys, attend events, be a mystery shopper, look at patient feedback and join in discussions - you can be involved as much, or as little, as you like.

Volunteering to work directly with our services - you can use your skills and experiences to support our services and benefit our patients.

Being a youth network member - for 11 to 19 year olds we have a new youth network with young people invited to consider the health, wellbeing and community issues that affect them.

Or simply visiting the Tell Us What You Think page to tell us what you think about the services you have used. We do listen and do make changes based on the feedback we get.

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