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Contact Information

Address
Western Trust, Co Western Trust
Contact Person
Anne Gamble
Telephone Number
028 7186 4399 (office hours)
Email Address
Email
Web Address
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Additional Information

Speech and Language Therapy supports children and young people who have speech, language, communication needs and/or swallowing difficulties.

Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) work closely with parents, carers and other professionals, (e.g. Teachers, Health Visitors). SLTs work in a range of settings, including:

  • Health Centres
  • Special Schools
  • Mainstream Schools
  • Language Classes
  • Nurseries and playgroups
  • Sure Start
  • Family home
  • Hospital wards

Children may present with:

  • Delayed language development
  • Developmental Language
  • Disorder Difficulties in producing sounds
  • Stammering
  • Voice disorders
  • Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties

Speech, language and communication difficulties may also be associated with:

  • Learning and/or physical disabilities
  • Autism/social interaction difficulties
  • Hearing impairment
  • Cleft palate

SLTs work in multi-disciplinary teams within the Western Trust.

Referral Information

If you would like to make a referral to Speech & Language Therapy Ask your GP or other professional involved with your child to make a referral or you can self-refer by ringing the central referral line 028 7186 4399 (office hours)

Email 

SALT.WatersideHC@westerntrust.hscni.net (Derry, Limavady and Strabane Areas)

SpeechTherapy.TFH@westerntrust.hscni.net (Omagh and Fermanagh Areas)


Available to Age Groups
All Ages
Category of Services
  • Health and Wellbeing
Areas covered
  • Derry
  • Fermanagh
  • Limavady
  • Omagh
  • Strabane
Method of Access (Referral)
  • GP
  • Health Visitor
  • Self



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