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Lockdowns blamed for rise in communication difficulties among children

Covid lockdowns led to more youngsters having difficulties communicating, a report has found, sparking a warning from a top speech therapist that Scotland is facing a spoken language crisis. Since early January 2021, there has been an increase in ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:19

Northern Ireland

Report warns of ‘early years communication crisis’ in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is facing an “early years communications crisis” with young people waiting too long for speech and language therapy, a new report has stated. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) has warned of rising ...

17 Apr 2024 at 06:00

Speech therapists’ body boss apologises after following Tommy Robinson on X

The chief executive of the UK’s speech and language therapists’ professional body has apologised after following Tommy Robinson on X. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ (RCSLT) boss Steve Jamieson said he was “deeply ...

07 Jan 2025 at 10:37

Family

Dad whose voice box was removed due to throat cancer gives speech at daughter’s wedding after learning how to talk again

A father who had his voice box removed in a lifesaving operation after being diagnosed with throat cancer has trained himself to speak again to give a speech at his daughter’s wedding. John Jones, 79, a retired chartered surveyor, ...

27 Jun 2023 at 07:00

More than 6,500 children on waiting list for initial speech therapist contact

More than 6,500 children are currently waiting for initial contact with a speech and language therapist in Scotland, figures obtained by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) have revealed. As of June 2023, ...

15 Jan 2024 at 12:25

Specialist teams to tackle post-pandemic school speech therapy backlog

The Government will deploy specialist teams to primary schools to tackle the backlog of children waiting for speech and language therapy since the pandemic. It is hoped earlier targeted support will help those who struggle to ...

23 May 2025 at 11:34

76,000 children in England waiting for speech and language therapy

More than 75,000 children in England are waiting for speech and language therapy – an all-time high, figures show. NHS England data from May shows 97,824 people in the community waiting for help (76,331 children and 21,493 ...

23 Jul 2024 at 00:01

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