RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
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This is the official podcast of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - RCSLT. We were established on 6 January 1945 to promote the art and science of speech and language therapy – the care for individuals with communication, swallowing, eating and drinking difficulties. We are the professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK; providing leadership and setting professional standards. We facilitate and promote research into the field of speech and language therapy, promote better education and training of speech and language therapists and provide information for our members and the public about speech and language therapy.
Episodes
- RCSLT news May 2026: impact of election results in Wales, Scotland and England; plus State of the Nation report in Wales and AHPs debate in Parliament
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month we are joined by Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Dr Caroline Walters, External Affairs Manager for Wales and Glenn Carter, Head of Scotland Offi…
- RCSLT April 2026 news: research opportunities at RCSLT; Invest in SLT; SEND; NHSE workforce plan: Welsh manifestos and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month we are joined by Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs and Amit Kulkarni, Head of Research and Outcomes. We cover: Research Champions Professional Netw…
- World Voice Day personal stories: RCSLT President Nick Hewer meets Margaret and Jono, two remarkable people with voice difficulties
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. World Voice Day podcast notes For World Voice Day 2026 RCSLT President Nick Hewer met with two people with voice difficulties, Margaret Stoddart and Jono Organ. They chat about their voice…
- IJLCD - UK speech and language therapists' assessment of children's expressive language, and how this reflects the CATALISE statements on DLD
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this podcast we chat with Hannah Waine and Sally Bates about their research which looks at how UK speech and language therapists assess children’s expressive language, in particular loo…
- RCSLT March News 2026: State of the Nation report from Wales; SEN and SEND news, assisted dying and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month we are joined by Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs and Pippa Cotterill, Head of Wales office at the RCSLT and they cover: Second State of the Natio…
- RCSLT February news 2026: Schools white paper; Scottish election asks; Swallowing Awareness day and other events; letter to Wes Streeting & more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the RCSLT covers: Schools white paper in England and SEND provision- what we know so far. Scottish election ma…
- RCSLT news January 2026: looking ahead; workforce survey; and news from around the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the RCSLT covers: Looking ahead – events on the horizon for 2026 including Scottish and Welsh elections, the N…
- RCSLT news Dec 2025: review of the year; lots in Scotland; head and neck cancer; House of Lords committee on Autism Act and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the RCSLT covers: Big news from 2025, including RCSLT successes such as the Invest in SLT debate, Voicebox com…
- IJLCD - Six questions, eight years later: identifying early predictors of language development
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this podcast we chat with Loretta Gasparini about the research she led on finding a robust predictor tool for persistent language disorders. The aim of this research is to identify youn…
- RCSLT News November 2025: NHS news, oracy, waiting times, Scottish Advanced Practice guidance for AHPs, assistive dying and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the RCSLT covers: Update on the NHS in England. Curriculum review - our definition of oracy adopted and eviden…
- Awake craniotomy: speech and language therapists at the cutting edge
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. Join us as we uncover the fascinating role of speech and language therapists working in awake craniotomy. We go to Birmingham to meet SLT Georgie Harrington and Mr Ismail Ughratdar, Consul…
- Findings of a systematic review of interventions based on Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this episode we chat with Professor Bronwyn Hemsley and Dr Lucy Bryant, both of the University of Technology Sydney, about their recent systematic review of interventions based on Gesta…
- RCSLT News October 2025: update from CEO and key policy news
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month: Special guest Steve Jamieson CEO talks about: RCSLT’s 80th anniversary year https://www.rcslt.org/about-us/rcslt-at-80/ Annual conference coming up https://www.rc…
- IJLCD: 'It depends who I'm with' - How young people with developmental language disorder describe their experiences of language and communication in school
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this podcast we speak with Anna Ekström and Olof Sandgren about their study of experiences of young people with DLD, which focused on language and communication in a school context. The…
- RCSLT news Sept 2025: Special educational needs update for England and N. Ireland; partnership report on children's services in Scotland; CAUK; RCSLT conference
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month: Update on special educational needs in England and Northern Ireland. Partnership report on children's services in Scotland. CAUK training for parliamentarians as…
- RCSLT August News: spotlight on Wales inc 2026 elections, Welsh version of CAUK and more; plus quick round up from rest of the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month: For Wales: Preparing for the Senedd elections in 2026: https://www.rcslt.org/wales/#section-2 Work has begun on a Welsh language version of CAUK training, funded…
- RCSLT July News: response to 10 year health plan for England; exploring workforce impacts of waiting lists; focus on SEND and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month: Exploring the workforce implications of waiting lists in children and young people’s speech and language therapy services. Response to the 10-year health plan for…
- Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs: Part 2 of 2
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. A report, ‘ SLTs on the tight rope: Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs in the workplace ’ (April 2025) by Mélanie Gréaux explores the experiences of disabled Speech and Languag…
- Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs: part 1 of 2
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. This podcast is the first of two podcasts looking at the experiences of disabled speech and languages. We open in this episode with an interview with Mélanie Gréaux, author of a report pub…
- RCSLT News June 2025: UK spending review; news on ICBs; Voicebox competition and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The June news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs. Published 16 June 2025. In our update this month:…
- RCSLT News May 2025: update from CEO Steve Jamieson, plus news of exciting policy wins
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The May news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, and Steve Jamieson, CEO for the RCSLT. Published 2…
- RCSLT News April 2025: focus on Northern Ireland, plus updates from around the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The early May podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs and Ruth Sedgewick, Head of the RCSLT's Northern I…
- IJLCD - Developing and piloting a functional numeracy assessment for people with aphasia
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. People with aphasia can have problems understanding or using numbers in everyday life - known as functional numeracy difficulties. However, testing this is hard because there are limited p…
- RCSLT News March 2025: impact of NHSE closing; curriculum and assessment review; campaigns and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The March news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn. Potential impact of the scrapping of NHS England. Primary Progressive Aphasia event in…
- ILJCD: Barriers and Facilitators to Communication Partner Training
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. How can we best implement communication partner training with familiar partners of people with aphasia? In this International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders paper the auth…
- RCSLT News February 2025: waiting lists grow; key events in Scotland; Speech and language therapy issues across the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The February news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn. Published 27 February 2025. We look at recent concerning news about growing waiting…
- What's happening at the juxtaposition of AI and speech & language therapy?
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. Welcome to the fourth episode in our RCSLT AI series. In this episode we chat with Dr Richard Cave, Project Manager SLT at MND Association and Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, abo…
- RCSLT news Jan 2025: 80th anniversary; Senedd event; Westminster debate; VoiceBox comp & more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The January news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Cara McDonagh, Director of Communications and…
- How is AI being used to support people with aphasia - a language disorder which affects a person's ability to speak and understand?
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this, the third of our conversations around AI in speech and language therapy, we look at AI as a tool for people who have aphasia - a language disorder that affects a person's ability…
- RCSLT news Dec 2024: review of 2024; campaigns and how to get involved; news from around the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The December news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs. Dated 16 December 2024. Derek reflects back o…
- What is the role of Artificial Intelligence in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. What is the role of AI in AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication)? In this episode Professor Annalu Waller, Professor of Human Communication Technologies at the University of Dund…
- Using Generative AI in speech and language therapy: one therapist's journey from sceptic to advocate
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this, the first of our conversations around AI in speech and language therapy, we chat with Rachel Barton, speech and language therapist about her journey from AI sceptic to AI advocate…
- RCSLT November News Podcast - Irma Donaldson
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. The November news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, guest starring new chair Irma Donaldson. Irma talks about what motivates her and her journey to being the…
- Do speech and language therapists have a role in literacy?
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. A group of speech and language therapists (SLTs) tell us why they believe the answer is yes. We hear about a survey of SLTs in the UK on their views of this question and find out about att…
- RCSLT October news: fifth year of podcasts; campaigns, and round up from around the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In October's news: - It's five years since we launched podcasts at RCSLT. We take a look back at what's changed and stayed the same since then. - RCSLT annual awards. - Campaign to improve…
- IJLCD: Collaborative working with parents to support children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. How do speech and language therapists collaborate effectively with parents of children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)? Firstly, speech and language therapists need to understan…
- RCSLT News Sept 2024: Dysphagia event; Darzi review; Covid 19 Inquiry; news from across the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In Septembers news: - Dysphagia dining event www.rcslt.org/news/people-with-d…dining-experience/ - SLT voices - a new section on the website to showcase views from the world of speech and…
- RCSLT News Aug 2024: influencing to Parliament; EDI; launch of Buddy Chat; Government in Wales
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In August's news: - Influencing into the new government in Parliament. - Update on RCSLT's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work and plans. See also reponse to the riots across the UK: ww…
- RCSLT News July 2024: General election, Senedd reports, Scottish Covid Inquiry
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In July's news: - Impact of the results of the General Election and how you can get involved. - Communication Access free training www.communication-access.co.uk/ - Lee Silvermann Voice Te…
- RCSLT News June 2024
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In June's news: - The UK General Election - Get involved in e-action: www.rcslt.org/policy-and-influen…on-2024/#section-4 - Communication Access free training communication-access.co.uk/ -…
- IJLCD - Teaching little kids about big sentences
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. Often, when we're working with kids with DLD, we assume that we need to be working on simple sentences or very basic vocabulary, but should we be aiming for more? Can we support children w…
- RCSLT News May 2024: Focus on Scotland, plus news from around the UK
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In May's news: - VoiceBox joke telling competition in Scotland www.rcslt.org/scotland/voicebox-2024/ - Cuts to children's speech and language therapy in Aberdeen. - Working together with d…
- The links between AHP research engagement and positive care
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. What value is there in allied health professional research? To consider this question Sophie Chalmers, Hazel Roddam and fellow researchers conducted a systematic review, which explored the…
- RCSLT News April 2024: member survey; Pride; Greener AHPs; Petitions and more
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In April's news: - The RCSLT Member survey is open now for members to have their say: www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-member-survey-2024/ - There are RCSLT board and committee vacancies open now,…
- RCSLT News March 2024: Budget; autism in work; events in Senedd & Scottish Parliament
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In March's news: - Response to the Budget - Vacancies in speech and language therapy survey - Nurses' pay scale response - Buckland review of autism employment https://www.rcslt.org/news/r…
- New RCSLT guidance to help you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. How can you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace? In this podcast we speak with two of the authors of new guidance that deals with just that question. We cover: - An introduction t…
- RCSLT News February 2024: power sharing in N.Ireland; general election; cuts in Scotland; Swallowing awareness day in Wales
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In February's news: - RCSLT joins organisations from around Europe to declare a commitment to support children who face language challenges. https://www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-joins-the-hist…
- IJLCD - Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. What happens to children on a waiting list when they aren't receiving treatment? How many continue to need intervention and how many improve spontaneously? It's difficult to research becau…
- RCSLT News Jan 2024: professional development across the workforce; vacancies survey; joke competition
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In January's news: - Workforce projects for 2024 - including roll out and embedding of the professional development framework; curriculum review; review of Newly Qualified Practitioner com…
- IJLCD - Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. What happens to children on a waiting list when they aren't receiving treatment? How many continue to need intervention and how many improve spontaneously? It's difficult to research becau…