Service leads: Rhiannon Haag & Mark Allinson (Clinical Leads Speech & Language Therapy)
Tel: 0300 300 1771
Email: nem-tr.sltadults@nhs.net

Referrals

Clients with swallowing problems require medical or senior allied health professional/nursing referral. Voice clients must see an ear, nose and throat consultant prior to an appointment with speech and language therapy. Clients with other communication difficulties can be referred by GP, consultant, member of their medical team or by self-referral. 

GP Referrals (EMIS Practices)

If you are a GP using EMIS, please submit all new routine referrals to this service via Elemental. This is now the standard referral route into NELFT for EMIS practices and replaces the previous email-based process.

External Referrals

If you are referring a patient to this service from outside NELFT, including GPs using SystmOne, please submit all new referrals using our online external referral form: Referral Form 

If you experience any issues accessing the form, please contact: nem-tr.externalreferralsupport@nhs.net 

Exclusion Criteria: 

• Those under the age of 19
• Those with difficulties stemming from a developmental disorder, primary congenital learning difficulties or mental health illness ( if a patient presents with an additional acquired diagnosis, they will be seen in collaboration with the relevant specialist team)
• Those with oesophageal dysphagia
• Those with communication difficulties resulting from dementia (except primary progressive aphasia)
• Those with a tracheostomy (exception being those under the care of the North London Head & Neck Cancer Network)
• Those with acquired hearing impairment as the primary cause of a communication difficulty