Mission Statement
The Speech & Language Therapy service assists clients and patients to achieve their speech, language and swallowing potential and supports families in the areas of speech & language therapy
Where are we?
Main Service for Hospital and Community services are in Unit 3, in one of the outer buildings on the grounds of UHW
What do we do?
Each therapist is 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 counselling 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, a consultant referral is required. For community services, any direct referral or referral from a health professional will be accepted
Our Aim
To improve clients health and wellbeing including independence, and their participation in family, social, occupational and educational activities by
- reducing the need from surgical intervention and poor nutrition in the case of people with swallowing difficulties
- reducing the negative effects of communication difficulties
- reducing the risk of surgical intervention by maintaining healthy voice mechanisms
- reducing the risk of social isolation
- preventing 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
051-861182
