Developing a Speech and Language Therapy Service within a Mental Health Trust

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Developing a Speech and Language Therapy
Service within a Mental Health Trust
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What service ?

• a speech and language therapy service
• Average of 2 referrals per month
• Predominantly dysphagia
• a speech and language therapy service
• Addressing needs of patients, formal and informal
  carers
• Communication and dysphagia

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Successes or Outcome Measures

• CURRENT SLT PROVISION
• Dysphagia and communication addressed by SLT
• Training requested in all areas
• FEEDBACK
• Positive responses to questionnaires about input
• Testimonials from individual referrals
• SLTS POSITION IN THE TRUST
• MDTs asking for SLT
• Dysphagia screen across the trust
• New SLT posts

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How it is happening

• Some of the key building blocks

individuals
Training MDT
Groups
Valuing people
NSF
New Ways of Working
outreach
Therapist nurse role
And dysphagia
Liaision
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Training the MDT

• Purpose of training
• Generic aspects of SLT role
• Appropriate referrals
• Key learning point
• Appropriate lead in

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Group Work

• Purpose of Group Work
• Many patients offered SLT
• Not reliant on referrals
• Immediate informal and formal training
• Aspects of theory about training in practice
• Key learning point
• Focus on varied and changing aims

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Individual Work

• Purpose of individual work
• More complex needs
• Key Learning Point
• Continued focus on wider aims

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Therapist Nurse Role

• Fitting in with
• New Ways of Working,
• Mental Health Policy Implementation Guides
• And competency model

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Liaison
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Outreach

• Supporting lower levels of care
• Supporting informal carers

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Dysphagia Screen

• Meetings
• related to
• physical healthcare
• and NICE

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Thank you

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