I want to introduce myself to all you lovely Twitter followers! I’m Ruth & I’m one week into my new post as Head of NI office for
@RCSLTNI
and loving it! Looking forward to chatting and working with you
#SLTchat
#SLCN
@RCSLT
Our Head of Office,
@CearaSLT
was on
@bbcnewsline
advocating for the need for clear face masks to aid those with SLC issues and giving tips on best ways to communicate while wearing a facemask.
@RCSLT
Speaking on UTV Live this evening, Head of RCSLT NI,
@RuthSedgewick
said that more investment in the SLT workforce is needed to ensure that children and young people can access the support they need for their development.
#mySLTday
#DLD
RCSLT NI is thrilled to announce
@SedgewickRuth
as the new Head of NI Office.
Ruth is currently the clinical lead in mental health within Belfast Trust and has over 15 years of experience across a range of clinical areas.
We look forward to welcoming her to the team.
@RCSLT
Thrilled that the very wonderful Alison McCullough MBE
@AlisonexRCSLTNI
was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
#CO3Awards19
last night. The standing ovation was very much deserved. A committed and dedicated member of our
#SLT
family ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
“It is a vast and varied profession, but the amazing thing is each one of those specialties has their own impact on our population.”
Great interview by our Head of Office
@SedgewickRuth
today in the
@News_Letter
discussing the vital role of SLT within the health service.
Following on from the fantastic
#RCSLT19
Conference, we are delighted that the the RCSLT Study Day and AGM will be held in Northern Ireland on the 7th October 2020.
We can't wait to host all the great SLTs from across the United Kingdom!
Can you tell I’m excited to be at my first in person event as Head of Office? We are in the Long Gallery, Stormont for the
@nichstweet
Stroke Reform NI (Ruth)
Tomorrow our next take over will be from Angie Murphy, a passionate SLT who works for the RISE team at
@BelfastTrust
. She will be joined by her colleague Hannah Mc Clements from
@setrust
RISE. They will show you the wide variety of things that an SLT does in a mainstream school.
This week is
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
.
Children who are suffering mental health issues often have a number of complex needs, including communication difficulties.
We are working tirelessly to help children communicate their emotions in the best way for them.
Prof Pam Enderby highlights that the intensity of speech therapy can improve the outcomes of stroke survivors. Those who received more, had a better recovery.
#sltstroke
Join us tomorrow as Dysphagia SLT Olivia Compston takeovers our account on Swallowing Awareness Day.
Olivia is a
@BelfastTrust
SLT with a passion for working with adults with learning disabilities to support communication and swallowing difficulties in the community.
#mySLTday
What a delight to be in London to celebrate our amazing
#RCSLTAwards
winners 🎉- loved the opening from Include choir 🎶 so proud that our very own
@shimaahp
has been recognised for her years of hard work for our children 🙏
This short animation is a fab way to explain to others what dysphagia is and the impact it can have – we use it our training courses. Feel free to share and help us raise awareness.
#SwallowAware2023
#DysphagiaNI
#MySLTDay
Hi everyone, My colleague Sheena & I are excited to share a day in the life of a speech and language therapist working with head and neck cancer patients at the North West Cancer Centre, Altnagelvin Hospital, Northern Ireland.
#mySLTday
#Derry
#Londonderry
@WesternHSCTrust
Tune in tomorrow for our takeover by SLTs from the
@SouthernHSCT
Paediatric Rapid Response Team and Paediatric Feeding Service.
They will showcase their working day alongside their multidisciplinary medical colleagues.
#MySLTDay
Welcome to my RCSLT NI Twitter take over for the day🌈
An honour to be asked to showcase my role within our team🤗
I’m happy to answer any questions throughout the day, put them in the comments💬
Best start to any day is with Coffee and a gym session☕💪🏻
#mySLTday
#startfresh
A wonderful morning with the SLT team in the Royal Hospital Belfast. They play a crucial role with neonates up to 18, including cancer, neuro, ABI, ICU and outpatients. These amazing SLTs show true leadership within their regional service and beyond! Twitter takeover to come 🥳
Happy International Stammering Awareness Day 2023 all the way from Dubai! 💚💚
#ISAD2023
Here’s to all those with stammers and our members who support them! 💚💚
We’ve recently completed a prehabilitation project for our patients undergoing H&N radiotherapy. Today we shared the poster that we presented at the recent Macmillan conference; spreading the word to our cancer centre colleagues on the importance of prehab in cancer.
@MacmillanNI
“Lockdown meant very young children were cut off from the world, meaning they were losing key experiences that help develop their communication skills” says our Head of Office
@RuthSedgewick
when speaking to the
@BelTel
on the impact of Covid on SLC in early years children.
Sure start along with
@EmerMofficial
have created a fab suite of 6 short videos all about babies brains and how we can help develop them ~ link to follow.
@cathyjor1
@HeatherMcF16
On
@bbcradioulster
now
@CearaSLT
is speaking to
@consumerlinda
about the Communication Access Symbol.
Ceara says often communication difficulties are hidden, so its really important for businesses to learn about communication issues to help consumers who may be struggling.
Emotional night saying goodbye to
@AlisonRCSLTNI
who is leaving us after 13 years at the head of our NI office. She had been the most powerful advocate for our profession and for people with communication difficulties. 🌟🌟🌟
Congratulations to Overall Winners, winners of the Award for Service Improvement, Hilary McFaul Linda Mulgrew & Justine Smyth SLTs
@SouthernHSCT
an extremely impressive powerful project with real impact on an important cohort of patients with huge transferability potential
#AHANI
Join us tomorrow 28th Sept for an
#SLT
takeover! This time we have the fantastic Acute Care at Home team
@SouthernHSCT
telling us all about their “day in the life”
Thanks you Catherine, Eilís and Christine👏
@RCSLT
@HilaryMcfaul
Anna used to refer to her stammer as a huge rain cloud sitting on her shoulders, weighing her down. Now she describes it as a little clutch bag that she carries with her. Some days it's more of a cabin bag but that's OK. Her stammer is there but it's not in her way 💚
#ISAD2021
Working up at Stormont on behalf of our members has been a fantastic learning experience. It’s great to hear acknowledgement from our political leaders on the hard work of SLTs across NI improving the lives of those with SLC and swallowing needs
#MySLTDay
Tomorrow, on World Swallowing Awareness Day, Dysphagia NI are excited to take over the RCSLT NI Twitter account.
Follow along to hear all about dysphagia and for tips to support people with swallowing difficulties.
#SwallowAware2023
#DysphagiaNI
#MySLTDay
Belfast City Hall is tonight lit up purple to celebrate
#DLDday
.
City Hall joins civic buildings all across Northern Ireland to raise awareness of developmental language disorder.
Something we always promote is the Swallowing Difficulties Observational Checklist, as a helpful reminder for staff of when to seek further advice. Find it, along with other resources, in the Dysphagia Care and Training Guidance here -
#SwallowAware2023
Our NI office has 2 wonderful people who have welcomed and supported me so much. Janet celebrated 15 years service for
@rcslt
this month and
@VivFitzroy
is like my right hand! I would be lost without them!
#mySLTDay
Thanks to our
#SLT
stars, Ana-Lily and Fionn who shared their amazing stories with
@BelTel
today on how speech and language therapy has changed their lives. ⭐️ ⭐️
Tomorrow we will be handing over to David Curtin for December's
#mySLTday
!
David is the Macmillan Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist working with Head & Neck Cancer for the
@WesternHSCTrust
.
Don't miss another insightful day in the life of one of our great SLTs!
Glenn Carter, Head of the Scotland Office of RCSLT is delivering a speech on Compassionate Leadership, discussing the need for compassionate leadership in a system at breaking point.
#SLTslead22
Fantastic piece on
@bbcnewsline
this evening highlighting the role played by speech and language therapists and other
#AHP
colleagues, physios and occupational therapists, in rehabilitating covid patients like Ronald. Proud of them all!
I've been coming to this building for over 5 years and every day's different. Today's a mixture of communication work plus a nursing home visit for a swallow review. Careful planning is essential, hence the daily timetable!
#MySLTDay
Tonight, we will be clapping for all our amazing SLTs who are working tirelessly in these uncertain times and are providing such an essential service.
#ClapForCarers
#ClapforSLTs
Just had our morning catch up/huddle with the whole SLT team. It’s good to touch base first thing to talk through the day ahead and to offer support where needed. Sheena and I have lots happening today with a mix of inpatient and outpatient head and neck cancer patients to see.
Tomorrow our next take over will be from Ciara O’Flaherty. A passionate SLT who works with Children with Profound and Severe Learning Difficulties at the
@setrust
. Tomorrow, she hopes to show the wonderful things that a SLT does in a Special School.
#MySLTday
Some Top Tips for Primary School Teachers working with children who stammer.
It's really important for families, SLTs & teachers to all work together to help support children who stammer 💚
#ISAD2021
#mySLTday
#stammer
@SETchildrensSLT
“All teachers are teachers of pupils with special educational needs, and indeed
#DLD
!” Professor
@NoelPurdy
speaking of the challenges and opportunities for teaching colleges
@rcslt
#DevLangDis
It is fantastic to be at the Community Rehabilitation Alliance event today at the Long Gallery in Stormont to reflect on the need for the right to rehabilitation to be included in the next Programme for Government.
Back home and signing off from
#mySLTday
appropriately with something to drink (highly likely to open the Lindt the cupboard too)
Thanks for following along this
#SwallowAware2022
day!
Thrilled to hear that member
@SallyAnneDunca1
was awarded her PhD from
@QUBelfast
yesterday. Sallyanne's research focussed on " Developing a dysphagia intervention & core outcome set for cardiac surgical intensive patients". I can't wait to hear all about it! Well done 🥳
I’ve just run through the current H&N caseload with Angela our clinical nurse specialist. Lots of patients to coordinate across the H&N pathway today. Angela’s just informed me of a few new H&N patients with swallowing problems, so we’re going to prioritise and see them urgently.
Chris Lyttle
@Chris_Lyttle
stopped by our stand to discuss SEN issues and how SLTs are working tirelessly to try and help children with SEN to communicate the best way they can.
#APNI2020
Late because of the weather and traffic! Arriving at Bluestone at the start of
#mySLTday
🤩
@Southerntrust
#teamSHSCT
Not used to social media so this is a challenge for me!
Here I am modelling another activity that encourages interaction and involvement. Interaction involves the ability to become aware of others, to look, to listen, to wait, to use our bodies to gesture and maybe even vocalize
#MySLTDay
Yesterday the NI Hub celebrated and thanked
@Rosalind_Kyle1
for the last 4 years as our NI Trustee on the
@RCSLT
board🥳
Thank you Rosalind for bringing the NI perspective to the board meetings and representing our needs so well! 💐🙏
Mabel & Ru are very excited for International Stammering Awareness Day
#ISAD2021
today. I think they would make amazing Therapy dogs! What do you think? 💚
#mySLTday
#stammer
#stutter
RCSLT works alongside our colleagues in all 12 other AHP specialisms through
@AHPFNI
. It has been a real privilege to work alongside AHP colleagues & 3rd sector organisations as part of the CRA who have helped me transition into my policy role very well.
Congratulations to Gillian Montgomery, a SLT based in the
@NHSCTrust
on her award of OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
A well-deserved recognition of your commitment to your patients.
@RCSLT
@RuthSedgewick
The lecturer and blogger Dr David McCann
@dmcbfs
gives the inaugural Neill Birnie lecture at our dinner this evening. Thank you David for raising awareness of speech and language therapy
#SLTsdeliver
Laura is a Speech & Language Therapist in the South Eastern Trust. She is the Clinical & Service Lead for the Stammering Service working with children, young people and adults who stammer. Laura is passionate about raising awareness in relation to stammering.
@setrust
#ISAD2021
Did you know RISE NI has a regional website where teachers and classroom assistants can access free training in a range of areas of child development? Why not take a look….
#MySLTDay
The SLT workforce in Northern Ireland is at a critical juncture.
With an 87% rise in children waiting for speech and language, the right funding and support must be given to our profession to ensure services are delivered on a sustainable footing.
Join us tomorrow for our February
#mySLTday
as Anna Kirkpatrick takes over to showcase the critical work of Mental Health SLTs.
Anna is the Clinical Specialist SLT working in adult acute mental health in Bluestone Unit,
@SouthernHSCT
.
Speech and Language Therapist at
@setrust
, Alison Keys, is now presenting alongside her colleagues on their work regarding rehabilitation of those with Brian injuries via virtual resources during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tomorrow we will have a takeover from Jaci Porter, a SLT who works in the Gillis Memory Centre.
She will bring you along for the day to show you how SLTs can make a difference in the lives of those living with dementia.
#MySLTDay
The SLT role with H&N cancer patients requiring surgery explained! We support communication and eating, drinking and swallowing before and after H&N surgery. We have both oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) and ear nose and throat (ENT) surgeons operating here in Altnagelvin.
We had a great presentation and discussion with the All Party Group on Austism at Stormont today with Elaine McGreevy from
@BelfastTrust
A great engaging way to show politicians how SLT can help those affected by Autism.
Tomorrow we will be doing a different
#TwitterTakeover
as our Head of Office,
@RuthSedgewick
takes us through her first year in office.
Be sure to follow along as Ruth reflects on the achievements of the SLT workforce across NI.
#mySLTday