The Speech and Language Therapy service at the Royal Hospital for Children works with babies, children and young people, and their families, with the assessment, diagnosis and support of eating, drinking and swallowing skills, as well as speech, language and communication skills.
We deliver an inpatient service within the hospital covering all wards, from neonatal to 18 years.
We are an integral part of some specialised outpatient services. These include a variety of Multi-disciplinary clinics, many that are national/regional services e.g Neonatal follow-up, Voice, Tracheostomy, Saliva control, and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinics.
We offer an Outpatient Videofluoroscopy assessment, within the X-ray department for swallowing disorders. Referrals to this service are usually made by community speech and language therapists.