Bulletin article review - second call out

This article discusses the necessity of collaborative care in addressing both the somatic and psychological aspects of PA, and the critical role of SLT within mental-health MDT. Then enabling support with swallowing and communication for service-users, thereby reducing risk of choking and related physical-health complications, helping foster engagement and promoting sustained recovery post-discharge. Topics: Mental health and wellbeing, psychogenic aphonia and swallowing needs.

This project highlights the unique challenges and inefficiencies for SLTs working in an acute paediatric setting. In paediatric dysphagia there is a dependency on feeding times for accurate assessments, the need for child readiness, and coordination with medical and nursing teams. Additionally, the emotional and behavioural variability, on top of the medical instability of paediatric patients necessitates repeat assessments, increasing workload unpredictability. Topics: Children and young people, critical care, dysphagia and FEES.

This article provides some insight into the role that vision plays in language development in children, and the potential for language learning difficulties in those with low or absent vision. It contains practical examples and advice on identifying visual issues and adapting the approach to support this group of children. Topics: Vision impairment, children and young people.

Patients with severe and difficult asthma require specialist multidisciplinary assessment and care in tertiary respiratory centres when standard treatments fail. The aim is to improve patient outcomes, reduce inequalities, and prevent hospitalisations and deaths through the provision of high-cost interventions like biologic agents and identification of additional diagnoses. Topics: Asthma and FEES.

To co-deliver staff communication training with volunteers (who are current and ex-patients). The article would be about the communication partner training that our SaLT stroke team delivers to the stroke unit MDT. Topics: Stroke, aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia and learning disabilities.

The importance of the SLT role working in medium secure settings in learning disability and autism wards. The day-to-day challenges faced and the impact on patients relationships with SLTs. Topics: Autism, learning disabilities, mental health and wellbeing.

Structural changes in the mouth may alert you to the possibility that unclear speech could relate to poor palate function. It is vital to consider this alongside other potential diagnoses such as phonological delay or hearing impairment. This article highlights how oral examination is a useful part of differential diagnosis, how to achieve it successfully and recommendations to follow up. Topics: Oral care, speech and sound disorders, children and young people.