Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on special needs.

Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on special needs.

SN children

Message from MOONDOG for all those interested in improving paediatric speech and language therapy services

24 replies

moondog · 14/12/2007 18:28

Did you know that John Bercow MP (himslef the father of a child with a communication disorder) has been placed in charge on an All Party Parliamentary Group to overhaul the way speech and language therapy services are run??

They are very keen for as many people as possible to take part in the online consultation which is literally only a few questions. I've provided the link here.

Please take the tiome to do so.As a salt I know that things are crap for so many of you and we really need to change it.

Just click on the bit where it says 'consultation document' and fill in

OP posts:

Report

BoysAreLikeReindeer · 14/12/2007 19:10

No personal experience, bumping for the evening crew

magso · 14/12/2007 19:55

Have filled it in - thanks gave me a chance to voice my opinion of the seriously underfunded local salt services.

moondog · 14/12/2007 19:56

Brill.
The more the merrier

OP posts:

aquariusmum · 14/12/2007 20:51

done - ooh, I really did sock it to them in this survey. 3 year waits for SALT, then one hour a term!

moondog · 14/12/2007 20:54

I know, I know.
It's a bloody waste of time isn't it because when you get it it isn't enough to make a difference.

OP posts:

aquariusmum · 14/12/2007 20:58

I wonder if he will be able to change anything? A complete overhaul is what I suggested!

yurt1 · 14/12/2007 20:59

Filled it in. That was very therapeutic.

moondog · 14/12/2007 21:25

A complete overhaul is what I suggest too!!!

OP posts:

mm22bys · 14/12/2007 21:33

Done, but not sure they really asked the quesitons as to what we want and what they can do to help our kids!

moondog · 14/12/2007 21:45

Well tell them what you do want them!
The format is just a rough guide.

OP posts:

moondog · 15/12/2007 17:26

OP posts:

spacegirl · 15/12/2007 20:35

Done, enjoyed having a rant!

sphil · 15/12/2007 22:51

Done!

moondog · 16/12/2007 22:51

OP posts:

Saker · 16/12/2007 23:08

Done also - thanks for letting us know. Often the trouble with these consultations is that nobody actually knows they are happening.

moondog · 17/12/2007 08:42

OP posts:

moondog · 17/12/2007 16:20

OP posts:

moondog · 18/12/2007 16:00

OP posts:

PeachyHasAFiggyPudInTheOven · 18/12/2007 16:11

Will do- thanks MD

pinkcandyfloss · 18/12/2007 16:21

sounds fab I will have a look later and definitely fill in.

I started that thread a few weeks back 'Does your speech therapist actually seem to do anything' and since I've had a letter from ds1's speech therapist saying she's developed a condition in which she cannot see her pre-school caseload anymore and hopefully someone will take over.

How odd!

Maybe she read my message, realised who I was and now hates me Oh well! We have NO speech therapist any more!

moondog · 18/12/2007 18:02

What condition was that????

I have an Aussie SALT friend and she said they were having a clear out in her dept. recently and found some referrals which had 'Never to be seen' scrawled across them!!

Doesn't happen in the UK-I promise!

OP posts:

PeachyHasAFiggyPudInTheOven · 18/12/2007 18:31

Depends on the system they work- ours doesn'tr deal with ASD but there's a system to refer now they've finally decided that's what he definitely has ( refer to the SALT PAED and school tried to get for us when the whole thing started LOL )

Sounds odd though

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Email address

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

pinkcandyfloss · 18/12/2007 18:43

It sounded like something medical but I don't have a clue what!

I asked my friend and she got the same letter so not just me phew!

moondog · 20/12/2007 12:44

Once more for the stragglers.

OP posts:

Flip

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.