Speech & Language Therapist; MSc SLT Course Lead @SLTatBCU; Doctoral candidate (@WaitUpSLT); @LilyMae_UK Trustee; Parent. Views own.
Lancashire / West Midlands
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Remembering Noa Rudd, born sleeping 14/09/2020. Loved beyond measure and missed every day. ❤️
ALT Baby scan image
ALT Melancolie, a sculpture created by Albert György
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Annual leave spent in London today, meeting with Anna Sabine @anna4fes and attending an @ascstammering Roundtable. Great conversations with excellent people but I failed on the picture front, so please enjoy this photo of me working on @WaitUpSLT on the train 🚂
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Thank you to the @MikeysWish_VDA team for a fantastic event last weekend 🎉. @chris_kammy and @bhatti_saqib spoke powerfully about the progress made with raising awareness of CAS, the need to #InvestInSLT and the work still ahead of us.
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252 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2022-2024 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 1,969,321 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 12.80 per 100,000 buff.ly/0AwK13f
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Andy Burnham , speaking about speech and language therapy, said, “This is a core, essential service that need to be fully funded and properly organised.”
The team at MWF & @RCSLT are ready to work with you to turn your words into reality Andy Burnham.
Video: MWF event June 2024
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Will the new Prime Minister, @andyburnham remember that he “Believes in Mikey’s Wish” and work with us to improve speech and language services for everyone who needs to access the service today and in the future?
@RCSLT @GillianRudd @chris_kammy @leckiegeorgia
#InvestInSLT
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According to the latest data from NHS England, 66,303 children and young people were waiting for a first Speech and Language Therapy appointment in England in May 2026.
4,116 have been waiting more than a year.
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🚨 Inclusive Parliament coalition statement.
✅ Some welcome things in the House Administration's response to Modernisation Committee.
❌ More to do if Parliament is to be inclusive of and accessible to signers and people with communication needs.
🔗 rcslt.org/news/inclusive-par…
ALT Inclusive Parliament Coalition statement, 'Making the House of Commons more accessible'.
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@andyburnham do you still “believe in Mikey’s Wish?”
@leckiegeorgia @about_speech @YasFirth8343 @pamslater26 @GillianRudd @dharford79 @Bammo44 @Fewtrella1 @seoliphant @SLT_Francesca and @RCSLT are all ready to work with you to improve Speech and Language services in the UK
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Delighted to be at the beautiful @BhamBotanicalGd this morning to spread the word about @WaitUpSLT, as well as learn about the range of projects being carried out by Nursing and Midwifery colleagues at @MyBCU (including my brilliant supervisor @GaskinKerry)
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We’re hoping that if @andyburnham becomes the next Prime Minister, he remembers that he “Believes in Mikey’s Wish”
The team at MWF & @RCSLT are ready to work with you Andy Burnham, for everyone who needs to access speech & language services now and in the future. #InvestInSLT
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At the Young Persons’ Parliamentary Committee, Amelia asked Saqib Bhatti MP to protect creative subjects. Art & music let her show what she can do without relying on words — yet they’re the first cut for interventions. Jen Craft chaired, joined by Helen Hayes and Jess Phillips.
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Have you experienced waiting for children's speech and language therapy services in England in the last 4 years?
Parents and caregivers are invited to complete a short anonymous survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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Great news piece from The King's Fund @TheKingsFund: 'Waiting matters: bringing down NHS waiting lists is important but so is the experience of waiting'
kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…
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📢 Recruiting specialist voice SLTs for my MRes Delphi study exploring the use of flexible nasendoscopy as visual biofeedback in voice therapy.
If you have experience in voice and FNE, please see the poster below & consider taking part.
Shares appreciated.
#SLTResearch #VoiceSLT
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Children's speech and language therapy waiting lists continue to grow.
In March 2026:
• 67,337 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy
• 17,345 had been waiting between 18 and 52 weeks
• 1,196 had been waiting over two years
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Another trip to London today, this time to visit Buckingham Palace with brilliant colleagues from the Lily Mae Foundation. #BabyLoss
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🚨 #InvestInSLT update!
😊 Great to see the Solihull Observer feature the letter to @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet coordinated by @MikeysWish_VDA and the @RCSLT.
📷 The photo featuring @GillianRudd @seoliphant Mikey, Louisa Akers, and @SLT_Francesca.
solihullobserver.co.uk/news/…
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@CarolineVoaden welcomed plans to embed SLTs in schools via the “Experts at Hand” service, which was recently announced, but warned that without a credible workforce plan, delivery is at risk.
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