Adult SLT and LD colleagues show why research is important to them #Red4Research 2025

RT @WWLMacmillanAHP: We’ve turned our Quality Board #RedForResearch @WWLNHS . For #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay on 20th May to #RedForRes….

Exciting job opportunity 🚨🚨 band 5-6 development SLT post 🤩🤩

Odd socks ready #WorldDownSyndromeDay #LotsOfSocks everyone has the right to quality healthcare, let’s keep raising awareness ❤️

What is speech and language therapy? The @RCSLT have developed a new animation to give an introduction into speech and language therapy. via @YouTube.

RT @ThinkAheadWigan:

Job vacancy: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Community) Development Post, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leigh |

We also look forward to being involved in the ICALD study next year who are researching total communication training models in adult learning disability settings.

As a team we will need to consider how we can support staff to achieve sustainable change to deliver the most time and cost effective training packages.

There was a lack of medium to long term follow up sessions after training in all studies. Some studies had concerns about the sustainability of the changes achieved.

All but 1 studies found a positive impact on staff communication styles immediately after training. This demonstrates a value to good quality training.

This study reviews the existing research into training models for staff supporting adults with PMLD. Both formalised and bespoke training packages are included in the review.

2️⃣3️⃣ The Adult LD team are aiming to review our training offer this year so we have been learning about what makes a training offer effective and successful. @BeckyMartinSLT reviewed this article ⬇️ #evidencebasedcountdowntoChristmas

It’s a challenge to find the time to do this, but we are glad we get to pop on our research hats 🎩.

We have covered all sorts of topics this year including, #EMST pharyngeal residue rating scales, consent, #AI, saliva management, #telehealth, #DIGEST, presbyphagia and many more!.

We did it! #evidencebased countdowntoChristmas completed for 2024! Proud of the team taking time to review research papers to keep up to date with the evidence base and reflect on how it impacts on our service.

Day 2️⃣4️⃣ #evidencebasedcountdowntoChristmas thinking about our service spec and reviews, it has been useful to read (again) the @RCSLT dementia position paper. It is easy to follow and provides ample examples of how valuable #slt service are when supporting a person with dementia.

Overall, a much needed and welcomed paper! A useful tool to guide #VFS services in 2025 #evidencebasedcountdowntoChristmas.

We also started using a standardised bolus trial protocols with plans to review it’s impact on screening time and dose - so the discussion about that in this paper was useful.

In 2024 we started a service evaluation reviewing our #VFS outcomes and year-follow up outcomes for patients over 80 years old who had a VFS. Looking at PAS scores, admission rates and chest complications.