LauraSLT14
@SLTLauraB
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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist 🗣️ working in mental health
North West, England
Joined June 2022
Today is Allied Health Professionals Day! There are 15 AHP roles across a range of sectors from emergency response and diagnosis to rehabilitation. Thank you to all our AHPs for the crucial role you play in treating, rehabilitating and improving the lives of patients 💙
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🎉 Happy #LearningDisabilityWeek everyone! 😊 Check out our clinical resources for more information on how speech and language therapists can support people with learning disabilities and their families and carers. #SLPeeps #LearningDisability
https://t.co/NYtNoV1FU8
rcslt.org
Read about the role of speech and language therapists in providing additional interventions for individuals with learning disabilities.
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This week is #DementiaActionWeek! SLTs support people with dementia to communicate, stay connected, and eat & drink safely. Check @RCSLT resources: 🔹 Clinical info: https://t.co/10LchoQQt1 🔹 Factsheet:
rcslt.org
Find out why it's important that speech and language therapists are adequately resourced to provide quality care for people with dementia.
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Today is the day! HAPPY NATIONAL SPEECH & LANGUAGE DAY! how many retweets can we get? Share your stories below ⬇️ #nationalSALTday #speechandlanguageday
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Really enjoyed talking to speech and language therapy students about working in mental health #mysltday #sltsinmentalhealth
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We showed cased our autism informed practice on Mulberry ward today, raising awareness about autism and how we support autistic patients #AutismAwarenessDay
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Speech & language therapists (SLTs) are vital in addressing eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) difficulties. SLTs work with a healthcare team to offer quality care. EDS problems may signal underlying issues, leading to severe health risks affecting individuals & their families
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Half way through nutrition and hydration week and we are celebrating on the ward with afternoon tea and also recognising swallow awareness day #nhweek2025 #swallowaware2025
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We’re proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek @NCWeek
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On Silk ward today, St Patrick's Day celebrations were in full swing. Irish dancing followed by a non alcoholic Guinness at the pop up pub ☘️#dementia #MentalHealth
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Starting off Nutrition and Hydration week on Silk Ward with The Big Breakfast - the most important meal of the day 🍳#nhweek
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What a privilege to present our @BurdettTrust for nursing project today, and thank you for an amazing event @CANDDID1
Tracey Hartley-Smith, Nurse Consultant, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, is attending this year’s CANDDID Conference to discuss “addressing respiratory health inequalities for people with learning disabilities from minoritised ethnic communities” #CANDDIDConf25
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for two band 6 or experienced band 5s to join our MDT and support the development of a newly created speech and language therapy team working in our mental health inpatient services across Cheshire and Wirral 🗣️ https://t.co/FZekAIzayV
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#Oliverscampaign As a country, we should all hang our heads in shame An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when she was just seven years old, the BBC has learned https://t.co/DnDtocudMI
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“Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.
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Celebrating pancake day on Silk ward today 🥞 🗣️ what's your favourite topping? #speechandlanguagetherapy #occupationaltherapy
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Today is National AHP Day 💙 As an AHP my pledge is to continue to be committed to the health and wellbeing of the people I support #AHPsDay2024 Tagging just a handful of my amazing AHP colleagues within @cwp @OT_Sharp @RElliottSLT @SophieW_ @GemRatcliffe79 @nataliehewittn1
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We chatted about strategies to support and manage our mental health as we ate some green themed treats on Mulberry ward today #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD24 @cwpnhs
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We raised awareness of #WorldMentalHealthDay on Silk Ward by talking about "what makes you happy?" and what can we do to support our mental wellbeing @OT_Sharp @cwpnhs #WMHD24
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It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 Take that first step to getting help. Save and share this post and help us make sure there’s no mind left behind. You could also try 👇 @PAPYRUS_Charity Hopeline: 0800 068 4141 Text SHOUT 85258 @GiveUsAShout
@samaritans @theCALMzone @TheMixUK
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1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. Research helps to understand more about mental health conditions. #red4research @cwpnhs
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