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WAIT UP SLT is a research project exploring perspectives and experiences of waiting within children's speech & language therapy services. Tweets by @GillianRudd

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WAIT UP SLT
WAIT UP SLT@WaitUpSLT·
WAIT UP is a research project aiming to explore experiences of waiting within children's speech and language therapy services in England from the perspective of: - Speech and language therapy teams - Parents & caregivers - Children & young people Please RT and follow for updates.
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WAIT UP SLT@WaitUpSLT·
Children's speech and language therapy waiting lists continue to grow. In March 2026: • 67,337 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy • 17,345 had been waiting between 18 and 52 weeks • 1,196 had been waiting over two years
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
💥 NEWS FLASH: #InvestInSLT campaign update! 🚨 @RCSLT & @MikeysWish_VDA are delighted to announce new supporters for the letter to @10DowningStreet. ▶️ Advisory group members @Hurtleyph and Dr Sam Burr ▶️ Chris Kamara, and Symbol UK 📰 More info here: rcslt.org/news/invest-in…
RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy

💥BREAKING NEWS 📢 Over 50 organisations join the #InvestInSLT campaign call for @10DowningStreet to publish the long-promised Speech and Language Therapy Action Plan. 📨 Check out the @MikeysWish_VDA & @RCSLT co-ordinated letter to @Keir_Starmer here: rcslt.org/news/invest-in…

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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
@bhatti_saqib backed increasing SLT capacity but raised key concerns: 🚩The SLT action plan promised in 2024 has not yet been published 🚩No clarity on how many therapists are needed to deliver the reform 🚩No clear funding plan
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
@CarolineVoaden welcomed plans to embed SLTs in schools via the “Experts at Hand” service, which was recently announced, but warned that without a credible workforce plan, delivery is at risk.
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
@JOCampbellMP emphasised parental support for reforms that include additional speech and language therapists, alongside other specialists, and a stronger focus on early intervention and support delivered closer to home
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
Strong cross-party consensus in yesterday’s SEND debate: the system is not working for children and families. @helenhayes_ described waiting times for diagnosis and support, including SLT, as “one of the most appalling aspects of the current system.”
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
Speech and language therapy for children with SEND was raised in Parliament this week by @elsieblundell MP She asked how the government will ensure local authorities in financial difficulty can still deliver effective speech and language therapy for children. 🧵
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
🚨 With @educationgovuk SEND plans leaked, here are some tests @RCSLT will be applying to any proposals. 1⃣ Can CYP access the SLT they need? 2⃣ Is SLT provision in schools properly provided and funded? 3⃣ Is workforce planning & retention being improved? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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David Pinto-Duschinsky MP@DavidPintoD·
2 million adults in the UK live with a speech impediment. I’m one of them. We often face discrimination & barriers to getting on at work-& in public life. I’m determined to change that & today I asked the PM about it. I want to make sure every voice is heard in Parliament
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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
🗣️ 'It is time to tear down those barriers.' 😊 Huge @RCSLT thanks to @DavidPintoD for asking @Keir_Starmer at PMQs yesterday what the Government are doing to help people with speech disabilities and differences to get the support they need, so that their voices can be heard.
David Pinto-Duschinsky MP@DavidPintoD

2 million adults in the UK live with a speech impediment. I’m one of them. We often face discrimination & barriers to getting on at work-& in public life. I’m determined to change that & today I asked the PM about it. I want to make sure every voice is heard in Parliament

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RCSLTpolicy@RCSLTpolicy·
🚨 With massive thanks to @SoniaKumarMP for coordinating this letter to @DHSCgovuk's @wesstreeting, the @RCSLT is proud to be one of signatories calling for strategic action on the allied health professionals workforce in the interests of the people we work with and support.
Sonia Kumar MP for Dudley 🌹@SoniaKumarMP

📝 I’ve written to the Secretary of State for Health, @wesstreeting MP, alongside MPs from across Parliament and the professional bodies representing all 14 Allied Health Professions, calling for AHPs to be treated as a strategic priority in the refreshed NHS Workforce Plan.👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

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Prem Sikka@premnsikka·
Quarter of the 300,000 children in England waiting for 12 months for NHS community care such as hearing services, speech and language therapy & disability support. Human cost of fiscal rules, lack of public investment. Lives ruined by political choices. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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WAIT UP SLT@WaitUpSLT·
Thousands of children facing 'catastrophic' waits for NHS community care: "Tiya Currie's 6-year-old son, Arun had difficulties with his speech since he was just a toddler.But when Tiya tried to get help she faced "waiting list after waiting list." @BBCNews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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@RCSLT @MikeysWish_VDA @10DowningStreet @Hurtleyph @bhatti_saqib @CarolineVoaden @JOCampbellMP @helenhayes_