Overview
8.30am-4.30pm or 9.00am-5.00pm
The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children in Nottingham city and county.
Children meeting the service entry criteria will receive assessment, diagnosis and support. These are delivered in different places, depending on what your child needs.
Who we work with
We work with children who need support with:
- Understanding what is being said to them
- Listening and following instructions
- Using words and linking words together
- Saying sounds and speaking clearly
- Communicating and interacting with other people
- Using alternative ways of communicating
- Having a healthy voice
- Eating and drinking safely
- Talking fluently
Once your child’s referral to Speech and Language Therapy is accepted, you will be invited by text to phone in for an appointment. You will be phoned by a member of the team and asked questions about your child and your concerns.
Advice and recommendations will be given, and the ‘next steps’ agreed.
We use interpreters for families when appropriate and have access to interpreters in a wide range of languages.
Children's Speech and Language Therapy | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Times and availability
Age Range: 0-19 years
Contact
Address
Referral
Nottingham Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service has an open referral system. Any key person in the child's life can refer, as long as the child's legal guardian has given permission.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service receives referrals from many different people, including; parents and carers, teachers, SENCOs, GPs, paediatricians, health visitors, nursery nurses, social workers.
To make a referral, complete and send our referral form [docx] 197KB (opens in new tab) and referral checklist [doc] 197KB (opens in new tab) (if you wish to print out the referral form and complete it by hand, please use this version: referral form for printing [pdf] 279KB (opens in new tab) )
Please be aware if you use our referral form you must complete all boxes and attach a completed referral checklist, or the form may be sent back to you.
For general enquiries please contact the SPA (Single Point of Access) 0300 123 3387
Inclusion
Supporting
- Communication and interaction needs