What proportion of Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) the clients require Communication Aids?
It varies from client group to client group. Stroke victims do not benefit and much of the work with them is around swallow. Learning Difficulties, especially children, and neurological conditions (e.g. MND and Parkinson’s) have 80-90 % of clients who would benefit from low or high tech communication aids Q: Is the number of referrals for assessment suppressed because therapists know they can’t get equipment? A: Probably not, as referrals are made to the Communication Centre at Southmead or PCAS (children’s equivalent in Claremont School). However, there may be unmet need which is controlled by the relatively small number of therapists in the area who can identify need and refer for communication aids. Q: What is the provision for assessment for Communication Aids? A: Therapists for adults (14- were referred to the Communication Aids Centre in Southmead. Its budget is small at 30k and it does have difficulty in providing assessment equipment, maintaining and occasionally lending out eq
