Mission Statement
The speech & Language Therapy department aims to assist clients and patients to achieve their speech, language and swallowing potential and support families in the areas of speech & language therapy

Where are we?
Main office (AH and PCCC combined) in unit 3 on the grounds of WRH with a non-clinical office in Old school of Nursing

What do we do?
Each practitioner is likely to be involved in many of the following

• Health promotion work with identified client groups
• prevention work
• assessment and diagnosis of speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders
• intervention focusing on the individual with communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties
• individual 1:1 therapy
• group therapy
• advising and counseling carers
• advocacy
• professional advice
• learning and education
• training and assessment of SLT students
• training of volunteers and members of the team
• teaching
• lecturing
• peer review
• peer support
• service management
• research
• quality assurance

How to access this service
Within the hospital setting, consultant referral is required. For community services any direct referral or referral from a professional will be accepted

Our Aim
To improve clients health and wellbeing including independence as well as improving their participation in family, social, occupational and educational activities

1. Reduce the need from surgical intervention and poor nutrition in the case of people with swallowing difficulties
2. reduce the negative effects of communication difficulties
3. reduced risk of surgical intervention by maintaining healthy voice mechanisms
4. reduced risk of social isolation
5. prevention of certain speech, language and communication disorders

Recent developments
Fibroscopic examination of swallowing techniques

Opening hours
8.30am - 5.00pm (5pm onwards on demand)

Contact numbers
051 842159