Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) work with adults with a learning disability who have a range of speech, language, communication and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

The NHS Forth Valley SLT team aims link to the National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes. These are:

• Adults with a learning disability are able to communicate to their potential.
• Adults with a learning disability can eat, drink and swallow as safely and enjoyably as possible.

The NHS Forth Valley SLTs work within Community Learning Disability Teams across Forth Valley; Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling, alongside our health and social care colleagues. This includes Nursing, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Art Therapies and Dietetics. We also work in Lochview Hospital supporting inpatient learning disability services.

SLTs work across a range of settings, including people’s homes, further education settings, day centres, care homes and hospitals where appropriate.