Paediatric Speech

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Paediatric Speech language Therapy Service

• A.B.M. University Trust, East Division
• Delyth Lewis
• Deputy Head, Speech Language Therapy

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Mission Statement

• The speech and language therapy department aims
  to maximise the potential of all its clients with
  communication and swallowing difficulties.

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Service divided into

• Community clinics
• Special schools and specialist teaching
  facilities within mainstream schools
• Pre school special needs service (PSSN)
• Flying Start
• Sure Start

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Referrals

• Open referral system
• Approximately 45 in N/PT locality and 52 in
  Bridgend locality, per month.
• 47of referrals come from Health Visitors
• 17of referrals from paediatricians
• 15 of referrals from schools/education

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Staffing - therapists

• 6.89 w.t.e. in community clinics
• 7.95 w.t.e in schools service
• 1.79 w.t.e. in pre school service
• 1.29 w.t.e in Flying Start service
• 0.45 w.t.e in Sure Start Service

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Community Clinics

• 18mths-16years
• Every parent attends a parent information group
  within 6 weeks of referral
• Children are assessed within the next 4 weeks
• If therapy is required then this commences 14
  weeks after referral

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Treatment

• Each child is allocated a speech and language
  therapy intervention package (SALTIP)
• Either seen individually or within groups
• Blocks of therapy, of approximately 10 weeks
• Followed by a period of consolidation

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School Service

• Joint working with school staff
• Assessment of speech, language communication
  skills
• Joint planning and target setting
• Training of school staff
• Each child is allocated a SALTIP

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Pre School Special Needs Service

• Multidisciplinary working with paediatricians,
  physiotherapy, occupational therapy, playgroup
  staff etc.
• Working with a range of children with complex
  needs, e.g. eating and drinking difficulties,
  autistic spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy etc

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Flying Start in Bridgend area

• Preventative service
• Working in 3 distinct geographical areas
• Training child care providers
• OCN accredited course

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Sure Start, N/Pt area

• Preventative service
• Running baby and toddler groups
• County wide service
• Advisory service to child care providers

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Other activities

• Telephone advice line
• Training others, e.g. school staff, health
  visitors,
• C.P.D.

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• Thank you for listening.