Information Carrying Words (ICWs) are problematic for several reasons: Firstly, they are not applicable to languages Other Than English (LOTE).
A thread🧵 #ICWs #SpeechandLanguageTherapy

and the winners of the Northern Ireland Government’s award for partnering, leading, shaping to improve population health are Lorraine Coulter & Sarah Ratcliffe, Speech & Language Therapists from South Eastern Trust for their project, Help Kids Talk
Michelle Tennyson BSc MPA CF Department of Health
#AHAwards

Delighted for all our partners Help Kids Talk -winners of NI Award for Partnering ,Leading , Shaping to improve Population Health Aveen McCraith Clare Marie Dickson David Robinson RCSLT Northern Ireland

Some of our executive team and Trustees were delighted to support our fantastic members who were nominated and won #AHAwards today. Well done everyone! We're proud of you!

Looking for a new challenge? Would you like to broaden your skills & experience, & help shape the future of the speech & language therapy profession at the same time? If so, one of these opportunities could be for you: rcslt.org/about-us/join-……… (Closing date, 9am on 10/5/24)

Have you ever wondered about what it's like being an #apprentice ? You can find out by reading our #FacesofSLT interview with Alia Aya Abdelal - one of the UK's first speech & language therapy apprentices: instagram.com/p/C6L75NMoKR6/…
#Apprenticeship

The National Audit Office published a new report on the NHS Workforce Plan today. It recognises significant policy weaknesses in the modelling used in the plan and highlights the need for further engagement with stakeholders. Read our response: rcslt.org/news/rcslt-wel…

🗞️ Some great news!

Wellcome is launching £20 million in new funding to support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage to accelerate their careers 📈

The awards will be for up to £200,000 per researcher, for up to two years: bit.ly/3uQ9vdG

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My thoughts on WRES report 2023

Before getting into the data, congratulations to NHS WRES team for producing this at a time of upheaval in NHS England. These are stalwart people who have undertaken the huge task of data reporting while their own futures hung in the balance 👊🏾

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Adding this to my reading list SLTs of Colour Melanie Packer (she/her)🇧🇧🇫🇷🇬🇧 Angela (she/her) Irma Donaldson Aurora Bryan Warda Farah

#SLTAntiRacism - What do you think about this opinion article in the BMJ?

Read RCSLT 💙's response to NHS England's latest waiting time data for children and young people's community speech and language therapy services ⬇️⬇️ Steve Jamieson SeanPert Irma Donaldson Nick Hewer

🤩 What a GORGEOUS thing for RCSLT 💙 to see!

❤️ Thank you!

🤔 But can you get us the palindrome we want to see on Mikey's Wish's #InvestInSLT petition today: 5⃣0⃣0⃣5⃣?

▶️ Sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6579…

With Ramadan approaching (10th/11th March), I’m really proud and pleased to share the recently published RCSLT Guidance: An SLTs Guide to Navigating Ramadan🌙

Great team effort, thank you to those who reviewed the guidance. I hope it’s useful!❤️

👉🏽 rcslt.org/learning/diver…

Ramadan is expected to begin on 11/3/24, depending on the sighting of the moon. Find out how to support colleagues, patients & families during Ramadan by reading guidance developed by a group of Muslim members Meriem Amer 🇵🇸 Fatimah BH Amena Umer

To RCSLT members, followers and colleagues - Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙✨ #Ramadan

All Independent SLTs - help shape how #CPD opportunities expand asltip & add ideas re support you’d like to have. The questionnaire took me less than 3 min to fill in! ⬇️
RCSLTLearn Irma Donaldson Melanie Packer (she/her)🇧🇧🇫🇷🇬🇧 SBT
Jo Sandiford
Kate Boot (she/her)
Therapy Links UK

Jon Organ used to enjoy cycling & running before being diagnosed with head & neck cancer. Since his laryngectomy operation, he's been taking life at a slower pace, but he says that speech & language therapy has helped put him back on the road to recovery: instagram.com/p/C3aZD5Eoy1a/…

The narrative attached to behaviour for the children and young people reflected in this study needs to be challenged! It’s not just a South London experience. RCSLT 💙 ⁦SLTea Time⁩ ⁦SLTs of Colour⁩ ⁦DiverSLT_Network⁩ #SLTAntiRacism blackchildsend.com/_files/ugd/6e0…