SLT innovation in action: Connecting, learning and growing in our region
This in-person event is exclusively for RCSLT members working or living in the North East and Yorkshire regions.
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026, 09:00 – 15:30
Location: Leeds Beckett University, Rose Bowl, Leeds, LS1 3HE
What to expect
By attending this full day, free event, delegates will:
- Increase awareness of how RCSLT is supporting the workforce.
- Consider the impact of national initiatives, e.g., NHS 10 year health plan, on local service delivery and identify opportunities for “doing things differently”.
- Explore the clinical application of innovative methods and emerging technologies.
- Reflect on the themes of longevity and retention across the SLT career journey.
- Have an opportunity to network and develop closer professional links with regional RCSLT members.
The morning features keynote insights from national and regional leaders from across the speech and language therapy profession. The afternoon transitions into focused parallel sessions across adult and paediatric areas, showcasing the impressive breadth of clinical innovation currently happening across North East and Yorkshire.
Refreshments (tea/coffee/snacks) will be provided but attendees are asked to bring their own lunch or purchase food during the lunch break. A range of cafes and shops are easily accessible from the venue.
How to book your place
Please register your place using only one of the links below, based on your preference for attending afternoon talks with either paediatric or adult focus.
Option 1: Full day event, including afternoon sessions with paediatric focused talks: register to attend
Option 2: Full day event, including afternoon sessions with adult focused talks: register to attend
All members from the North East and Yorkshire regions are welcome whatever your specialism and wherever you are in your career journey!
Parallel session topics
Option 1: Afternoon sessions with paediatric focused talks
Topics will include:
- Bilingual Service Development
- From Caseload to Capacity: Building a Preventative, Education-Led SLT Workforce
- Early Language support for Every Child: Onboarding, Upskilling and Delivering
- Remote screening and Support for Speech and Language Services Digital Transformation of a paper based space
- Using Video Integrated Guidance to support teenagers with Autism with risk of placement breakdown
- Transforming the response to SLCN in education & 3rd sector settings
Option 2: Afternoon sessions with adult focused talks
Topics will include:
- Community Communication Cafés
- Feeding three birds with one scone: making an online placement work for us, the students, and the clients
- Working well: Transforming team culture Use of Hololens technology to support practice placements
- When did you last brush your teeth?
- Improving Access and Outcomes in Dysphagia: Innovative Models of Assessment and Rehabilitation
