The NHS is using a WhatsApp-based therapy for the first time to help children born in lockdown who have been left unable to talk properly.. The Can-Do programme is delivered through the free ...

Children struggling with their speech and language are at greater risk of developing mental health problems like anxiety and ...

Grant spoke to a teacher last month who confirmed that Callum had never been referred for speech and language therapy since ...

More than 75,000 children in England are waiting for speech and language therapy – an all-time high, figures show. NHS England data from May shows 97,824 people in the community waiting for help ...

And one in five children and young people aged eight to 25 experienced a mental health problem in 2023, according to the NHS. Speech and Language UK's chief executive Jane Harris says children who ...

The survey found 17% of speech and language therapy posts in England are vacant (when both the NHS and independent sector vacancies are taken into account). When it comes to NHS posts alone, 16% ...

NHS trusts provide a variety of help for children and young people at home, in the community and in hospitals, such as health visiting, speech and language therapy, audiology, neurodevelopmental ...

Speech therapy can improve communication in kids and adults alike. Learn more about what it is, how it works, ... for example, to help autistic children Benefits of Speech Therapy.

April 17, 2024 at 10:35am BST. The north is facing an early years communication crisis as an increasing number of young children are unable to get speech and language therapy appointments, it has ...

July 10, 2024 at 11:30pm BST. A type of speech therapy developed for Parkinson’s disease works better than standard NHS treatment, which is ineffective, a UK-wide trial has found.

An intensive voice treatment developed in the USA and known as the Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT LOUD) is more effective than conventional NHS speech and language therapy or no therapy for ...

More than 80,000 children in Ireland on waiting lists for essential therapy such as speech and language. ... show 32,991 children have been waiting for more than a year for treatment. irishmirror.