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Speech and Language Therapy Service (Children) – Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust

Various locations on Wirral

Speech and Language Therapy Service (Children) - Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust

Our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service is a specialist service supporting children and young people aged 0-19 with speech, language and communication needs. Support is also given to children and young people with eating and drinking disorders.

Young people aged 19-25 are also supported with education, health and care plans.

Our team provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with:

  • language and communication needs (including developmental language disorder)
  • specific difficulties in producing speech sounds
  • hearing impairment
  • stammering
  • dysphagia (difficulties with eating and drinking)
  • AAC (finding non-speaking or semi speaking alternatives and/or augmentative means for communicating)
  • voice disorders

We offer appointments in a variety of ways allowing children, young people, and their families to have the support they need in a way that suits them. This may be via:

  • Face to face appointments in clinics, school or nursery settings or the family home .
  • Remote video monitoring (a way for families to share videos and progress updates via a safe video sharing system)
  • Video calls
  • Telephone calls
  • Parent / carer coaching sessions

 

Who is this aimed at?

This support is aimed at young people aged 19-25

 

Where

Our service operates from a number of locations on the Wirral. Please visit the Service Locations page on the website for details

 

Cost

Free

 

How to get involved

Accessing the service is by referral only and children and young people must be registered with a Wirral GP. Referrals can come from a range of healthcare professionals including health visitors, allied health professionals, GPs, paediatric consultants, school special educational needs coordinators and nursery managers.

 

Healthcare professionals can access electronic referral forms via SystmOne. GPs can use their own single access referral form. Referrals from other professionals can be completed (see below) and emailed or posted. If you have any queries, please phone or email

 

Contact details

Email: wchc.childrenssaltteam@nhs.net

Phone: 0151 514 2334

 

For further information

For more information about Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust search Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust in this directory.

 

Visit the Speech and Language Therapy Service (Children) page on the Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust website

Visit the Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Facebook page

 

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