Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist 🗣️ working in mental health

Joined June 2022
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
14 Oct 2025
Today is Allied Health Professionals Day! There are 15 AHP roles across a range of sectors from emergency response and diagnosis to rehabilitation. Thank you to all our AHPs for the crucial role you play in treating, rehabilitating and improving the lives of patients 💙
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
🎉 Happy #LearningDisabilityWeek everyone! 😊 Check out our clinical resources for more information on how speech and language therapists can support people with learning disabilities and their families and carers. #SLPeeps #LearningDisability rcslt.org/speech-and-languag…
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
This week is #DementiaActionWeek! SLTs support people with dementia to communicate, stay connected, and eat & drink safely. Check @RCSLT resources: 🔹 Clinical info: rcslt.org/speech-and-languag… 🔹 Factsheet: rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads…
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
Today is the day! HAPPY NATIONAL SPEECH & LANGUAGE DAY! how many retweets can we get? Share your stories below ⬇️ #nationalSALTday #speechandlanguageday
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Really enjoyed talking to speech and language therapy students about working in mental health #mysltday #sltsinmentalhealth
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We showed cased our autism informed practice on Mulberry ward today, raising awareness about autism and how we support autistic patients #AutismAwarenessDay
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
19 Mar 2025
Speech & language therapists (SLTs) are vital in addressing eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) difficulties. SLTs work with a healthcare team to offer quality care. EDS problems may signal underlying issues, leading to severe health risks affecting individuals & their families
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19 Mar 2025
Half way through nutrition and hydration week and we are celebrating on the ward with afternoon tea and also recognising swallow awareness day #nhweek2025 #swallowaware2025
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
We’re proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek @NCWeek
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17 Mar 2025
On Silk ward today, St Patrick's Day celebrations were in full swing. Irish dancing followed by a non alcoholic Guinness at the pop up pub ☘️#dementia #MentalHealth
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17 Mar 2025
Starting off Nutrition and Hydration week on Silk Ward with The Big Breakfast - the most important meal of the day 🍳#nhweek
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What a privilege to present our @BurdettTrust for nursing project today, and thank you for an amazing event @CANDDID1
14 Mar 2025
Tracey Hartley-Smith, Nurse Consultant, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, is attending this year’s CANDDID Conference to discuss “addressing respiratory health inequalities for people with learning disabilities from minoritised ethnic communities” #CANDDIDConf25
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11 Mar 2025
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for two band 6 or experienced band 5s to join our MDT and support the development of a newly created speech and language therapy team working in our mental health inpatient services across Cheshire and Wirral 🗣️ careers.cwp.nhs.uk/latest-va…

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LauraSLT14 retweeted
#Oliverscampaign As a country, we should all hang our heads in shame An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when she was just seven years old, the BBC has learned bbc.com/news/articles/cly43p…
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Celebrating pancake day on Silk ward today 🥞 🗣️ what's your favourite topping? #speechandlanguagetherapy #occupationaltherapy
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14 Oct 2024
Today is National AHP Day 💙 As an AHP my pledge is to continue to be committed to the health and wellbeing of the people I support #AHPsDay2024 Tagging just a handful of my amazing AHP colleagues within @cwp @OT_Sharp @RElliottSLT @SophieW_ @GemRatcliffe79 @nataliehewittn1
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10 Oct 2024
We chatted about strategies to support and manage our mental health as we ate some green themed treats on Mulberry ward today #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD24 @cwpnhs
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10 Oct 2024
We raised awareness of #WorldMentalHealthDay on Silk Ward by talking about "what makes you happy?" and what can we do to support our mental wellbeing @OT_Sharp @cwpnhs #WMHD24
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
10 Oct 2024
It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 Take that first step to getting help. Save and share this post and help us make sure there’s no mind left behind. You could also try 👇 @PAPYRUS_Charity Hopeline: 0800 068 4141 Text SHOUT 85258 @GiveUsAShout @samaritans @theCALMzone @TheMixUK
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LauraSLT14 retweeted
1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. Research helps to understand more about mental health conditions. #red4research @cwpnhs
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