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UK Paediatric Speech and Language Therapists' Perceptions on the Use of Telehealth in Current and Future Clinical Practice: An Application of the APEASE Criteria
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Jenna Charlton; Mélanie Gréaux; Amit Kulkarni; Melanie Dornstauder; James Law – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Telehealth for paediatric speech and language therapy became one of the most salient modes of service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence for speech and language therapy services via telehealth in comparison to face-to-face delivery demonstrates promising outcomes, and studies have begun to explore practitioner and client…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Health Services, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Practice in UK Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy and Implications for the Future: A National Survey
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Patel, Rafiah; Loraine, Elena; Gréaux, Mélanie – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures to reduce transmission risk has led to unprecedented digital transformation across health, education and social care services. This includes UK paediatric speech and language therapy (SLT), which sits at the crossroads of these services. Given the rapid onset of this pandemic-induced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Speech Therapy
Decoloniality and Healthcare Higher Education: Critical Conversations
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Mershen Pillay; Harsha Kathard; Dharinee Hansjee; Christina Smith; Sarah Spencer; Aydan Suphi; Ali Tempest; Lindsey Thiel – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: We explore the theoretical and methodological aspects of decolonising speech and language therapy (SLT) higher education in the United Kingdom. We begin by providing the background of the Rhodes Must Fall decolonisation movement and the engagement of South African SLTs in the decoloniality agenda. We then discuss the evolution of…
Descriptors: Decolonization, Health Services, Higher Education, Speech Language Pathology
The Emerging Contribution of Speech and Language Therapists in Awake Craniotomy: A National Survey of Their Roles, Practices and Perceptions
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O'Neill, Michelle; Henderson, Mo; Duffy, Orla M.; Kernohan, W. George – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Awake craniotomy with electrical stimulation has become the gold standard for tumour resection in eloquent areas of the brain. Patients' speech during the procedure can inform the intervention and evidence for language experts to support the procedure is building. Within the UK a burgeoning speech and language therapist awake…
Descriptors: Brain, Stimulation, Surgery, Cancer