A-Z of Services
Speech and language therapy - domiciliary
- Service Contact: 020 8274 6883/4
- Address: Broad Green Centre 1-13 Lodge Road, Croydon, CR0 2PD
- Reception phone number: 020 8274 6883/4
About us
Speech and language therapists are specialists who provide a service to individuals who experience communication and swallowing difficulties. We work in partnership with clients and their families as well as other professionals and agencies in order to reduce the impact of these difficulties. Our aim is to improve our clients' well being and their ability to participate in daily life.
We use a variety of approaches to assess, diagnose and manage clients with communication and swallowing difficulties. The therapists sometimes work with trained speech and language therapy assistants, to support the client in achieving their goals.
The therapists treat and advise on communication and/or swallowing problems as a result of:
- neurological problems, for example stroke, head injury, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease
- stammering
- voice problems
- head & neck cancer.
The service is available in hospital on wards and in out-patients, in residential and nursing homes, and where appropriate, patient’s own homes.
Mary O’Hara (Manager)
Telephone: 020 8401 3103
Appointments
What do I do if I haven’t received my appointment yet?
Please phone the speech and language therapy department on 020 8401 3103 .
What do I do if I want to change or cancel an appointment?
Please phone the department on the number above.
Contact Us
Croydon University Hospital
Mary O’Hara (Manager)
Caroline Jeffries-Shaw
Telephone: 020 8401 3103 or 020 8274 6883/4 at Broad Green Center
Consultants
Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are specialists who provide a service to individuals who experience communication and swallowing difficulties.
Service overview
The aim of the service is to promote the psychological, social and physical well-being of those patients requiring speech and language therapy (SALT), by enabling them to reach their maximum potential for communication, swallow functions, health and independence.
We treat
Adults with a Croydon GP referred to us with acquired communication and/or swallowing problems.
The exclusion criteria are hearing impairment.
The service will treat patients individually or in groups as appropriate. This includes training and supporting volunteers. Ongoing therapy is provided in “blocks” to address specific goals. Patients can be re-referred to the service, if required. Patients with progressive disorders will have regular reviews and/or monitoring to enable SLT related issues to be addressed as they occur.
To assess for Alternative and Augmentative Communication Aids (AAC), deal with the ensuing needs for obtaining the funding for the aid and then ongoing monitoring and support for the patient and carers, as required.
Referral criteria
Patients 18 yrs or over
How to refer
Phone
Outpatient 020 8401 3103 at CUH, Woodcroft Wing
Domiciliary 020 8274 6883/4 at Broad Green Centre, 1-13 Lodge Road, Croydon CR0 2PD
- Paper referral from GP/other/self-referral
- If referral is for swallow assessment, must have medical (i.e.GP) sanction
Contact information
Mary O’Hara – Professional Lead Adult SLT
Caroline Jeffries-Shaw