WAIT UP SLT @WaitUpSLT
WAIT UP SLT is a research project exploring perspectives and experiences of waiting within children's speech & language therapy services. Tweets by @GillianRudd linktr.ee/waitupslt Joined June 2025-
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Opportunity to join research advisory groups! WAIT-UP SLT is seeking expressions of interest from: 👥 parents and caregivers: lnkd.in/g7aBqpmM 👥 individuals working within speech and language therapy services: lnkd.in/gUd8yB5B Please RT for reach. #WaitUpSLT
The #WaitUPSLT blog has now been viewed over 500 times! Thank you for your continued interest and engagement. 🙏🌟 #Research #ResearchOpportunity waitupslt.blogspot.com/?m=1
New blog post: Children's speech and language therapy waiting lists continue to grow. waitupslt.blogspot.com/2025/08/childr…
🚨 According to the latest @NHSEngland data, 70,698 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy support in June 2025 - up 3.69% from May 2025. 👥 26,485 (37%) were waiting over 18 weeks. ⏳Change is urgently needed. #WaitUpSLT
🚨 According to the latest @NHSEngland data, 70,698 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy support in June 2025 - up 3.69% from May 2025. 👥 26,485 (37%) were waiting over 18 weeks. ⏳Change is urgently needed. #WaitUpSLT
Thank you to everyone who has visited the #WaitUpSLT blog over the last 3 weeks - we've just hit 400 views! 🎉 waitupslt.blogspot.com/?m=1
🚨 New blog post: Phase 1: Advisory Groups #WaitUpSLT waitupslt.blogspot.com/2025/07/phase-…
Hello @BrumHour. Hope you're having a good evening. Could you please RT and help me spread the word about this project? I'm hoping to improve experiences of waiting within SLT. Link for parents: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/waitupsl… General info: linktr.ee/waitupslt #BrumHour Thank you 🙏
Thank you @EBNursingBMJ for the opportunity to share the #WaitUpSLT project via this week's blog. And thank you to my doctoral supervisor @GaskinKerry for her support with this. 🙏
Thank you @EBNursingBMJ for the opportunity to share the #WaitUpSLT project via this week's blog. And thank you to my doctoral supervisor @GaskinKerry for her support with this. 🙏 https://t.co/bc1fl3WMsQ
New blog post: FAQ for speech and language therapy colleagues considering taking part in the #WaitUpSLT advisory group: waitupslt.blogspot.com/2025/08/wait-u…
🙏 Thank you @HealthwatchE for raising awareness of both the value of speech and language therapy, and of the issues that too many people are experiencing in accessing support. Great to see the @RCSLT 'A profession under pressure' report mentioned too. @WaitUpSLT
🙏 Thank you @HealthwatchE for raising awareness of both the value of speech and language therapy, and of the issues that too many people are experiencing in accessing support. Great to see the @RCSLT 'A profession under pressure' report mentioned too. @WaitUpSLT https://t.co/C9p7cya33V
New blog post: WAIT UP SLT Advisory Group FAQ for parents and caregivers: waitupslt.blogspot.com/2025/08/wait-u… #WaitUpSLT #Research #Coproduction
"In the recently released 171-page NHS 10-Year Health Plan, ‘speech and language’ is mentioned just 3 times. Of those, only 1 refers directly to speech & language therapy (SLT)..." New blog post: What does the NHS 10-Year Plan say about SLT waiting lists? waitupslt.blogspot.com/2025/08/what-d…
New blog post: What does the NHS 10-Year Plan say about speech and language therapy waiting lists? waitupslt.blogspot.com/2025/08/what-d…
After learning about a constituent named Jack and his two-year wait for the speech therapy he was promised, I wrote to the Chief Executive of NHS Devon to ask what immediate action was being taken to address the backlog and ensure that children receive the SALT support they need.
Important piece on BBC News at Six & again at Ten last night on Covid, coupled with long waiting times for children’s speech & language therapy services and the impact it is having on child development. Watch from 16:44 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… @SeanPert
Important piece on BBC News at Six & again at Ten last night on Covid, coupled with long waiting times for children’s speech & language therapy services and the impact it is having on child development. Watch from 16:44 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… @SeanPert https://t.co/STI7vi83x2
As specialists in children’s health spanning paediatrics, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy, we see the devastating impact long waits for healthcare have on children and their families and carers. #ChildrenCantWait 2/
A partnership between NHS Forth Valley and @StirlingCouncil is delivering some of the lowest waiting times in Scotland for speech and language therapy support. Read more nhsforthvalley.com/low-waiting-ti…
“We have long waiting lists for CAHMS & speech therapy and the injustice of child poverty… …as educators we do all we can do to make sure that no child is left behind…as politicians, what will you do?” #CASC_QT
"No child should be on a waiting list for speech and language therapy." Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM commits to working with @MikeysWish_VDA @RCSLT to get an early debate for #InvestInSLT and reduce waiting lists in Greater Manchester.
"No child should be on a waiting list for speech and language therapy." Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM commits to working with @MikeysWish_VDA @RCSLT to get an early debate for #InvestInSLT and reduce waiting lists in Greater Manchester. https://t.co/8T96LjHrjr
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