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

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. Referral forms should be emailed directly to Porters Avenue Health Centre via sltadults@nelft.nhs.uk.

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.

Urgent referrals: If you need to make an urgent referral, please continue to use the existing urgent referral pathways and contact the service directly where required. Elemental should not be used for urgent referrals.

This change applies to GP practices using EMIS. Alternative referral routes remain available for practices using other clinical systems.

Criteria: Patients over 18 years old who are registered with a GP in Barking or Dagenham.