Trust giving voice to campaign

East Cheshire NHS Trust’s Adult Speech and Language Therapy Department is preparing for the launch of the national ‘Giving Voice’ campaign instigated by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ (RCSLT) to raise awareness of the vital role Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) plays in the lives of people with communication and swallowing needs.

The Giving Voice campaign is designed to ‘give voice’ to people with speech, language and communication needs – to ensure their needs, and those of their carers and families, are met. The aim of the campaign is to demonstrate how speech and language therapy makes a difference to individuals and the broader society across the UK.

East Cheshire NHS Trust’s Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team are launching the national Giving Voice campaign on 18 October 2011 with a display in the hospital main reception to raise awareness of speech and language therapy and their role in the local community

Read more on the trust news page http://www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk/News-Events/Local-News/Local-News.html