The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Speech and Language Service provides care for children across the City and County who need support with:
- Understanding what is being said to them
- Listening and following instructions
- Using words and linking words together
- Saying sounds and speaking clearly
- Communicating and interacting with other people
- Using alternative ways of communicating
- Having a healthy voice
- Eating and drinking
- Stammering
For children and young people for whom social interaction and social communication is their main area of difference our support ends when children can:
- Interact/talk/play with some peers/adults.
- Talk about their own interests.
- Talk about things outside the 'here and now'.
- Understand many words and follow simple instructions, even if they take things literally and misunderstand what people say to them.
- Show good functional language skills and can use spoken language for a wide range of reasons with some people.
- Hold simple conversations (although may not follow the rules of conversation).
For details regarding referral criteria and how to get in touch, please see the link here Communication support page for more information in the ‘How to refer’ section.
We have a Speech and Language Therapy Advice line for parents of children aged 0-19 and young people aged 16-19 0300 1233387 Option 1.
For families living in Bassetlaw, please contact the speech and language therapy department at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Trust on Children’s Speech & Language Therapy Service - Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals