Ros Fraser

Quote from Steve Jamieson, the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, about the UK Government's Health and Growth Accelerators announcement in February 2026: "We welcome the UK Government’s £25m investment in Health and Growth Accelerators to better link health and work support. If the NHS is to be accountable for employment outcomes, we must involve the right professionals. Speech and language therapists play a vital role in supporting people with communication, cognitive, and voice needs to stay in and return to work. Enabling support from and access to speech and language therapists to advise on workplace support is critical to ensuring people get tailored, expert support to meet their communication needs. Good work and good communication go hand in hand.”

📢 'Good work and good communication go hand in hand.'

🚨 The RCSLT responds to the Govt's Health and Growth Accelerators announcement.

🗣️ It is essential that people with communication, cognitive, and voice needs can access speech and language therapy so they can stay in and return to work.

Irish Independent: Man stole three coffee machines in a week from Monaghan department store.

How does he sleep at night?

City St George's are looking for paediatric SLTs to take part in 3 student research projects with ethical approval. Further details below in comments - please do consider taking part and/or sharing with others

Dysphagia—A Gift With Purchase: A Head and Neck Cancer Survivor's Narrative of Swallowing Difficulties Purpose: This article provides readers with a first-person account of the physical, emotional, and social burdens caused by iatrogenic dysphagia ...

This #OpenAccess article provides readers with a first-person account of the physical, emotional, and social burdens caused by iatrogenic dysphagia resulting from oncological treatment.

https://on.asha.org/4tSGFD3 #bskySPEECHIES

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

This is one of the most heart-breaking & important articles I have ever read - from someone whose voices are so rarely heard, a teenaged girl.

If you want to understand online misogyny in all its devastating impact, please read this shattering piece.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🫵🏻🫵🏽🫵🏿 Do you have a spare 5 minutes?

📧 Then please use this e-action to invite your MP to an event at Parliament on Primary Progressive Aphasia in March being hosted by the RCSLT and @dyscoveraphasia.bsky.social.

😊 Thank you!

What does dementia rehabilitation mean to us as Allied Health Professionals? Part 2 – Communication and Re-connection by Mel, a speech and language therapist. Following on from our first blog series by AHPs in NHS Lothian about how AHPs can provide rehabilitation for people…

BLOG What does dementia rehabilitation mean to a speech and language therapist’? ‘it means ‘supporting people to engage within meaningful interactions & communicate thoughts & needs using verbal & non-verbal communication’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/w...

A RCSLT graphic reading 'Primary Progressive Aphasia parliamentary event Wednesday, 11 March 2026'.

📢 People with Primary Progressive Aphasia need your help!

📧 Please email your MP inviting them to an event at Parliament on 11 March on how speech and language therapy supports people with PPA.

🔗All you need is your postcode and 5 minutes:
www.rcslt.org/news/invite-...

The next UK Acute Care at Home/Frailty RCSLT CEN takes place on 31/3/26 1.30-3.30. Speakers confirmed:Denise Hilton and Ros Fraser. Topic- SLT role and key competencies for working in Frailty.
Register for MS Teams invite at: sltacah@outlook.com

Graphic shows a group of people round a table and the words Scottish Approach to Change Learning Community

We recently launched our Scottish Approach to Change Learning Community. Our community aims to support change across health and social care in Scotland. We plan to help members build knowledge, understanding, and confidence when delivering change.

Link is in the comments.

And who could blame him with such a beautiful smile? 💕

Patient Perspectives on Inpatient Mealtimes: Insights on Swallowing, Mental Wellbeing and Recovery Although the prevalence of swallowing difficulties in adults with mental health conditions has been highlighted in research, the relationship between swallowing difficulties and psychosocial aspects ...

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Happy to share this as a good start to a new year @lypftresearch.bsky.social @peterdjust.bsky.social @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social @hazelroddam.bsky.social @markjayes.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social @drjohnabaker.bsky.social
@janeeball.bsky.social

🚨Eating & drinking in last days of life

An emotive subject, important to explore & the focus of latest episode.

🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-151

@drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
#OrdinaryDying
#AdvanceCarePlanning
#PEoLC
#EoLC

Another successful weekend on-call, de-spouting the Emergency Department one horrifying beaker lid at a time.

I do this too 🤣🤣

Thought provoking session from our experts in palliative care. Speech therapists have the skill set to support patients at the end of life but we often find ourselves stuck in a rehab model. But what happens when people aren’t getting better?

University of Bradford to lead £2.4m national trial to rethink swallowing care - 2026 - News - University of Bradford The University of Bradford has been awarded £2.4 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to lead a landmark clinical trial that could reshape care for people with swall...

Exciting!! #Dysphagia

Celebrating World Cancer Day and counting my many blessings.

I am fortunate to live in a part of the world where we have excellent healthcare and I am supported by a collection of absolutely fabulous family, friends and colleagues!

Many others are not so fortunate.

#WorldCancerDay
#Scotland

When The Cranes Fly South When the Cranes Fly South follows the life of Bo, an older person living alone in the North of Sweden. We get glimpses of his daily life interspersed with notes from carers, who visit Bo multiple tim...

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Cartoon orange character encouraging patients to ask about treatment risks with the phrase 'It's OK to Ask'.

To help you get what you want out of your next appointment in NHS Lothian, it's worth remembering to ask questions.

Healthcare staff across NHS Lothian are more than happy to answer the questions you may have. https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/its-ok-to-ask #oktoask

Lighting this week’s #candleforcare at the start of #NationalStorytellingWeek. Let us all work harder at listening to and hearing the stories that bind our community, not least the stories of #olderage. #NSW26 #careaboutcare

Cognitive Screening in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Outcomes of an Interdisciplinary Workshop for Preservice Clinicians Purpose: Prompt screening, assessment, and interdisciplinary management of mild cognitive impairment and early-stage (mild) dementia are essentia...

Prompt screening, assessment, & interdisciplinary management of mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia can help delay progression into severe impairment. Graduate students learned to integrate cognitive screening into their practices https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00127

Why government must invest in speech and language therapy We can't close the gap if we allow communication skills to go unmet at this alarming scale

📢 'We must stop treating speech and language support as optional.'

🚨 Check out this great article by Jen Craft MP (@thurrockjen.bsky.social), in which she says Govt should see more speech and language therapy, 'not as an expense but as an upfront investment'.

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🔔Call for abstracts🔔 for this years workshop. Abstracts are for lightning talks to be given on the day. Lightning talks will be 3-5 minutes and can concern anything research related. Abstracts should be less than 300 words and emailed to nesltresearch@gmail.com 📧 The deadline is the 27th March📆

Understanding the Domains of Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults With Dysphagia: A Scoping Review Purpose: Dysphagia is common in older adults and significantly impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This scoping review maps dysphagia...

Dysphagia negatively affects health-related quality of life in older adults, but current research focuses on health-related factors, rather than psychosocial or contextual factors. Learn more in this article from Perspectives https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00075 #SLPeeps #SLP2B