Speech & language therapy

More than 50 per cent of stroke survivors have swallowing difficulties

Read Pamela's story of regaining the confidence and speech ability to rebuild her life

Using hand signals receives more attention if verbal communication is impeded, research reveals

The PhEAST research will look at the use of electrical stimulation and has gone live at its first site

St Peter's Hospital examines the importance of dysphagia management among patients

Two APPGs are calling for spoken language to be front and centre in the forthcoming Schools White Paper

Children have trouble regulating their emotions as a result of communication problems, a new study concludes

People with aphasia after stroke are at risk of being short-changed with inadequate services, new research has revealed. The international study, published in the journal Stroke, involved almost 1000 patients across 28 countries. Results showed that the greatest gains in recovery of language and functional communication were made when rehab was delivered two-to-four times a [...]

Rose Speech therapy (RST) is a Speech and Language Therapy service based in West Yorkshire. It assesses and treats older children and adults who are living with either communication or swallowing difficulties. The business is led by Gill Buckingham and Karen Scrivener-Fearn, SLTs who specialise in neuro-rehab.  The team is looking forward to celebrating its [...]

After a brain injury it is not uncommon for individuals to find that their ability to communicate has been affected.