Announcing the RCSLT Conference 2012

‘Driving transformation using evidence based practice’

Midland Hotel, Manchester

11-12 September

The RCSLT is aware that current drivers, including austerity measures, are impacting adversely on the quality of speech and language services across the UK and that members are looking to the RCSLT to provide leadership to support them in response to this. We know the funding of services is determined by the evidence of what works, outcomes for service users and cost effectiveness/value for money. 

Driving transformation will provide an emerging picture of best practice across speech and language services. The conference, which takes place every three years, is our largest gathering of the profession from across the UK. It will support members to respond to the current and future challenges by:

• Sharing successful approaches to developing a business case using evidence-based practice.
• Asking those engaged in emerging innovations to share what they are doing.
• Sharing the vision for a proposed infrastructure that would support more active engagement in building and implementing the evidence base.

The conference will feature a packed two days of oral and poster presentations with workshops, parallel and plenary sessions and keynote speakers. Topics will cover the whole range of adult and children specialisms, with a focus on innovation and development; service redesign, speech and language therapy research and the impact of research on clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

Attending the conference will help delegates to:

• Apply understanding of the emerging commissioning environment to identify opportunities for service development.
• Develop a business case based on existing evidence-based practice and in the context of financial pressures.
• Develop a business case for innovative and emerging practice that informs service redesign. 
• Discuss ways of developing the existing evidence base to support commissioning needs and as a tool to promote innovative practice.
• Understand how work around the development of outcome measures, the evidence base and new professional networks is essential to supporting the effective commissioning of services.
• Inspire others to engage proactively with the development of ‘hubs’ in their own regions.
• Apply current research to inform changes to clinical practice.

Suggested NHS Knowledge Skills Framework dimensions the event will meet:

• Core 2 PP all levels
• Core 5 Q level 2 – 4
• Core 4 SD
• G1 LD level 1-4

For more information please see the Conference programme. 

Information about submitting work for the Conference. 

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Delegate fees include refreshments, lunch and conference materials

Grant assistance

The RCSLT is pleased to announce that it is offering financial assistance to RCSLT student, newly-qualified and assistant members from the Penny Harrison Memorial Fund (please note terms and conditions apply and grants are available to a limited number of members).

Booking your place

To book your place, please download and complete the booking form and return it to Digna Bankovska. Please note provisional bookings cannot be accepted. A confirmation email, with full logistical details, will be sent to you once your application has been processed.