Speech and Language Therapy
First Community's Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service provides assessment and advice to patients and carers for speech, language, and communication for adults.
The team have a particular focus on long-term conditions such as stroke, parkinson's, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease.
How to refer to the service
Patients can self-refer to the service and must meet the following criteria:
- Be 18 or over
- Be registered with an East Surrey GP
- Have concerns about communication and/or swallowing
- Be medically stable
- Agree to the service or have a carer who can agree.
Referrals can be received from GPs, other speech and language therapists and other health and social care professionals. Self-referrals can be accepted in certain circumstances.
To make a referral please complete FCHC Adult SLT Referral Form [docx] 52KB and send it via email to fchc.slt@nhs.net
To make a referral for someone in a care home please complete the FCHC SLT Care Homes Referral Form [docx] 53KB and send it via email to fchc.slt@nhs.net
We are not currently commissioned to see patients with dysphonia (voice disorders), with head and neck cancer or a primary mental health diagnosis. Voice patients should be referred by an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) consultant to Sussex and Surrey Healthcare NHS Trust Speech and language therapists. Address: East Surrey Hospital, Adult Speech and Language Therapy Department, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5RH.
There is a separate service providing speech and language therapy intervention for adults with learning disabilities. Address: Surrey Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Gatton Place, St Matthew's Road, Redhill RH1 1TA.