Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

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The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is the professional body for speech and language therapists (SLTs) in the UK and has over 13,500 members. SLTs work with children and adults who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing and also with parents and carers and other professionals, such as teachers, nurses, occupational therapists and doctors.

There are around 10,500 practising SLTs in the UK. The National Health Service employs most of these. Other therapists work for education services or charities. Some therapists work independently and treat patients privately.

Speech and language therapists work in community health centres, hospital wards and outpatient departments, mainstream and special schools, day centres and in their clients' homes. Others now also work in courtrooms, prisons and young offenders' institutions.

More information
www.rcslt.org