- Overview
- Available Locations
- About us
- Accessing our service
- Contacting us and opening hours
- Useful resources and links
Type
Children's Therapy Services - Speech & Language Therapy TeamWe support children and young people (0– 19) who have speech, language and communication difficulties. This includes difficulties with:
- Understanding language
- Using language
- Communication and interaction
- Dysfluency (stammering)
- Speech sounds
- Social skills
We also help children and young people who have eating and drinking difficulties. Some children we support may have identified needs such as cleft palate, hearing impairment and special educational needs and disability (SEND).
We work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to help you help your child. This may include workshops, training, assessment, group and/or individual therapy sessions .
Who is this service for? Children and young people from the age of 0 to 19.
How to access this service: Referrals can be made by health, social care and education professionals via the Referral Management Centre (RMC). For further information on referrals and how to access the Children's Therapy Service for Speech and Language therapy please click here.
If you would like to discuss referring a child to the 0-19 service please contact the 0-19 Admin Hub for further details on 0800 170 7055.
Available Locations
- Children's SALT - Brackley Health Centre, Brackley
- Children's SALT - Brook Health Centre, Towcester
- Children's SALT - Danetre Hospital, Daventry
- Children's SALT - Isebrook Hospital, Wellingborough
- Children's SALT - Newland House, Northampton
- Children's SALT - Rectory Road Clinic, Rushden
- Children's SALT - St James Clinic, Northampton
- Children's SALT - St Mary's Hospital, Kettering
- Children's SALT - Weston Favell Health Centre, Northampton
- Children's SALT - Willowbrook Health Centre, Corby
About us
As a service we strive for:
- Timely and appropriate referrals to Speech and Language Therapy Service
- Improvement in parental awareness, knowledge and the home communication environment
- Increased educational professional confidence in understanding, developing and supporting children’s speech, language and communication
- Improved outcomes for children with Speech and Language and Communication needs
- Successful collaborative working with families and services for shared outcomes
As a service we do not offer:
- Elocution
- Teaching English as an additional language
- Developmentally normal speech sound errors
Accessing our service
Contacting us and opening hours
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
Sudborough House
St Mary’s Hospital
Kettering
Telephone: 03000 273 737
Email: childsalt@nhft.nhs.uk
Useful resources and links
Download our resources:
Children's Speech and Language Speech Sound Screen tool [pdf] 1MB