Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service - Community Children & Young People's Specialist Service
The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children in Nottingham city and county. We help children from birth to the end of school.
Children meeting the service entry criteria will receive assessment, diagnosis and support. These are delivered in different places, depending on what your child needs.
Who we work with
We work with children 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
- Talking fluently
Once your child’s referral to Specialist Speech and Language Therapy is accepted, you will be invited by text to phone in for an appointment. You will be phoned by a member of the team and asked questions about your child and your concerns.
Advice and recommendations will be given, and the ‘next steps’ agreed.
We use interpreters for families when appropriate and have access to interpreters in a wide range of languages.
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Contact Details
- Telephone
- 0300 123 3387 0300 123 3387
- Website
- Speech and Language Therapy
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- Parent Organisation
Where to go
- Name
- Children's Development Centre
- Address
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City Hospital Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG5 1PB
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Time, Costs and Availability
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- 8.30am-4.30pm or 9.00am-5.00pm
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 0-19 years
- Referral Required?
- Referral required
- Referral Details
Nottingham Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service has an open referral system. Any key person in the child's life can refer, as long as the child's legal guardian has given permission.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service receives referrals from many different people, including; parents and carers, teachers, SENCOs, GPs, paediatricians, health visitors, nursery nurses, social workers.
To make a referral, complete and send our referral form [docx] 197KB and referral checklist [doc] 197KB (if you wish to print out the referral form and complete it by hand, please use this version: referral form for printing [pdf] 279KB)
Please be aware if you use our referral form you must complete all boxes and attach a completed referral checklist, or the form may be sent back to you.
For general enquiries please contact the SPA (Single Point of Access) 0300 123 3387
Additional Local Offer Information
Local Offer
- Description
Your local Children Centre may have groups to encourage speech in young children. If you are concerned about speech development, speak to your health visitor, or for older children, your school nurse or teacher.
You may also want to look at information about ICan, the Talking Point website, Afasic and the Communication Trust.