Our Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team supports adults who have problems with swallowing, speaking, and understanding and voice difficulties. The team includes Speech and Language Therapists and Assistant Speech and Language Therapists.
We support people who have difficulties because of illness, injury, or other health conditions
The team assesses and treats swallowing problems (dysphagia), language difficulties (aphasia/dysphasia), speech problems that affect clear talking (dysarthria), voice problems (dysphonia), and stammering (dysfluency).
The aim is to empower the adult to reach their full communication potential and participate fully in their life.
We work closely with the adult and their families, carers, and other healthcare staff to enable and empower people to communicate more easily, eat and drink safely, and take part in everyday activities with confidence and independence.
Where we are based
We work in a variety of settings to meet the needs of the adult. This may include:
- Walsall Manor Hospital inpatient and outpatient clinics
- Community settings including, Short Heath Clinic, Nursing / residential homes, hospices
- Home visits
- Video and telephone appointments
How to access the service
We operate an open referral process for individuals requiring swallowing, speech, language, or stammering appointments.
To refer please complete this form.
WHT Adult Community Referral Form.docx (NEED FORM SENT)
Patients requiring voice therapy need to have been seen by ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) first. If you have concerns regarding changes to your voice, your GP will be able to refer you to ENT.
Please note we are only able to accept referrals for people living in Walsall or those with a Walsall GP.
Contact us
Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team administrative base, telephone: 01922 605400. Email: walsall.slt@nhs.net
Walsall Manor Hospital, Route 121, telephone: 01922 656266.
Short Heath Clinic, Bloxwich Road North, Short Heath, Willenhall, WV12 5PR, telephone: 01922 604454.
The service operates Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Useful resources
General Information
Clinical information
- Access to communication technology
- Alzheimers Society
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT)
- British Aphasiology Society
- Cancer Larygectomee Trust
- Different strokes
- Functional Neurological Disorder
- Headway
- Huntington’s Disease Association
- Laryngectomy: National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs
- Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Multiple System Atrophy Trust
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
- NHS Stroke guidance
- Parkinson’s Disease Association
- Progressive Supranuclear Association
- Speakability
- British Stammering Association
- Stroke Association
- British Voice Association