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Gillian Rudd
@gillianrudd.bsky.social
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Speech & Language Therapist; Joint Course Lead MSc SLT at BCU; RCSLT PPPC member; DHealth candidate (#WaitUpSLT); Lily Mae Foundation Trustee; Parent.Views own. #bskySPEECHIES
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profnikkibotting.bsky.social
Are you the parent or carer of a child born in 2023? Please fill in our #research questionnaire on #talking and #thinking!

cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

It takes about 40mins and is anonymous but you can choose to be entered into a prize draw 😊

Please share! #SLPeeps
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
gillianrudd.bsky.social
"The current system is underfunded, overstretched and unprepared for the future."

Sureena Brackenridge @sureenawne.bsky.social, MP, speaking at the #InvestInSLT speech and language therapy debate on 27 January 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
gillianrudd.bsky.social
"The current system is underfunded, overstretched and unprepared for the future."

Sureena Brackenridge MP speaking at the #InvestInSLT speech and language therapy debate on 27 January 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
gillianrudd.bsky.social
"Recruitment is one side of the coin, but retention is the other."

During the #InvestInSLT debate on 27 Jan 2025, Dave Robertson, MP for Lichfield, recognised the issues with burnout, insufficient support and unsustainable workloads in speech and language therapy.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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amycolleen.bsky.social
5yo is talking about a game he and his school friend played today.

5: AND THEN, me and AJ pretended we were ALIENS and we ATTACKED THE SLIDE with ALIEN SLIME!
Me: Wow, sounds like you and AJ are two silly geese.
5: Now, Mom. You know we are not. Fink about it. Do we fly south for the winter? 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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ccullingworth.bsky.social
Overheard, said by a mother to a small child as they came out of nursery together:

"Oh no! There is MORE lava! We'll have to do a Really Big Jump!"

#TinyJoys
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
Hello 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES, SLT advocates, parents of children & young people with #SLCN & other dedicated #childSPEECHdis #devLANGdis 💃🕺movers & shakers. The #INVESTinSLT push has important implications internationally. Please amplify📣 this message 🇬🇧 #budget2025🇬🇧 #budget25🇬🇧 @ukparliament.parliament.uk
RCSLT letterhead Statement on the need to Invest in SLT - 27 October 2025 This statement is issued on behalf of Mikey Akers, Louisa Akers, Francesca Beard, Samantha Berry, Dave Harford, Georgia Leckie, Karen Massey, Sharon Oliphant,Gillian Rudd, Pam Slater, and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.* Nine months ago today (27 October) the House of Commons debated the Invest in SLT petition. We were delighted that our briefing for the debate was supported by over 40 organisations and by the very powerful contributions from MPs of all parties calling on the Government to increase investment in services and better plan for the speech and language therapy workforce. We were also encouraged by the Government’s response and by the pledge the Government made to the Invest in SLT team in March that they would work with us on an action plan to tackle the issues affecting access to speech and language therapy. We regret that seven months on that action plan has not yet appeared. So, today, and with the Budget on 26 November in sight, we are calling on the Government to do two things: 1) Ensure that the forthcoming Budget provides sufficient resources to the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, and other relevant Government Departments, so they can increase investment in speech and language therapy. 2) Publish the speech and language therapy action plan which they discussed with us in March. People of all ages with communication disability, difficulty, or difference, and those with eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties, and their families and carers have already waited too long for the barriers to accessing speech and language therapy to be removed. They should not have to wait any longer. Working with you, we will do all we can to make things better for people with communication and/or swallowing needs. But we need the Government to act – and to act now. Those we work with and represent deserve no less.
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
📢 RCSLT highlighted the need to #InvestInSLT in our submission to The Treasury's Autumn Budget 2025/Spending Review consultation and referenced @mikeys-wish.bsky.social's petition.

▶️ Read our submission in full:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
Screenshot of RCSLT submission to the Autumn Budget 2025/Spending Review consultation. Screenshot of RCSLT submission to the Autumn Budget 2025/Spending Review consultation. Screenshot of RCSLT submission to the Autumn Budget 2025/Spending Review consultation.
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
🚨 9 months since the #InvestInSLT petition was debated in Parliament, we are calling on the UK Government to:

1️⃣ Use the Budget to ensure sufficient resources for services
2️⃣ Bring forward its SLT Action Plan

➡️ Read our statement in full: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...

#Budget25 #Budget2025 #SLT
Statement from the Invest In SLT home team dated 27 October 2025 marking nine months since Mikey Akers' petition was debated in the House of Commons.
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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mikeys-wish.bsky.social
Mikey's MP @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social has written to @skinnock.bsky.social asking for an update on the action plan that was promised to the #InvestinSLT team for improving speech and language services
@peterdjust.bsky.social @gillianrudd.bsky.social @bammo44.bsky.social @dharford79.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
gillianrudd.bsky.social
Calling all speech and language therapy colleagues and partners! Come join our #SLTeaParty at @mybcu.bsky.social on 14th November marking 80 years of RCSLT ⤵️
www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...
SLTea Party: Celebrating 80 Years
Join us on Friday 14 November, 1–3.30pm for ‘SLTea Party: Celebrating 80 Years’, a free event at our City South Campus.
www.bcu.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
gillianrudd.bsky.social
Thank you @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social for our unplanned meeting today. Great to catch up about #InvestInSLT, #BabyLoss, #InclusiveParliament and other issues.
A photo of Gillian (on the left) and Saqib (on the right), both smiling at the camera.
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
On SNJ Today: SLCN are the most common #SEND issues experienced by children. If you need to find a speech therapist for your child, senior lecturer, @gillianrudd.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social offers a guide to help you find the right person www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... #SENDsky #SLCN
image shows a speech therapist touching her chin to demonstrate a technique to a child colourised in pink
September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
NEW POST: Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are the most common issues experienced by children. Today’s article, from Gillian Rudd at @mybcu.bsky.social offers a guide for choosing a speech and language therapist for your child with #SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... #SENDsky
image shows a speech therapist touching her chin to demonstrate a technique to a child colourised in pink
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
🚨 Fantastic to see this quote from DfE minister @georgiagould.bsky.social on speech and language therapists breaking down communication barriers in response to a written question from David Williams MP on the RCSLT report 'A Profession Under Pressure' by @gillianrudd.bsky.social.

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“Speech and language therapists break down communication barriers, unlocking learning, inclusion, and opportunity for every child. They play a critical role in early intervention for children and young people.” Georgia Gould, education minister, September 2025
September 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
🚨 David Williams asked DfE about the RCSLT's 'A Profession Under Pressure' report, written by @gillianrudd.bsky.social.

#ProfessionUnderPressure

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September 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
🚨 David also asked @karinsmythmp.bsky.social at the DHSC about the 'A Profession Under Pressure' report by @gillianrudd.bsky.social.

😊 Massive RCSLT thanks to David for asking these questions about the report.

#ProfessionUnderPressure

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September 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
🚨 Yesterday, there was a @houseofcommons.parliament.uk #SENDDebate led by Roz Savage.

🗣️ MPs from all parties talked about the experiences of children with #SEND and their families in their constituencies.

📋 There were references to #SLT and #SLCN issues.

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Children with SEND: Assessments and Support - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Children with SEND: Assessments and Support' on Monday 15 September 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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expremiers.bsky.social
🚨 A #SophieSpecial on #ThatcherAfterDowningStreetOnTour today!

🌎 Sophie's taken 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' across Birmingham to:

1⃣ Solihull
2⃣ Billesley
3⃣ Kings Heath
4⃣ Stirchley Village

🙏🏻 Thanks, Sophie!

#MargaretThatcher #Thatcher #Thatcher100

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A girl holding a copy of 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' under a sign reading 'Stirchley Village' A girl holding a copy of 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' under a sign reading 'Kings Heath. A girl holding a copy of 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' under a sign reading 'Billesley'. A girl holding a copy of 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' under a sign reading 'Solihull'.
September 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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waitupslt.bsky.social
Opportunity to join research advisory groups! WAIT-UP SLT is seeking expressions of interest from:
👥 parents and caregivers: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/waitup...
👥 individuals working within speech and language therapy services: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/waitup...
Please share 🙏
August 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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waitupslt.bsky.social
WAIT-UP SLT is a research project aiming to explore experiences of waiting within children's speech & language therapy services in England from the perspective of:
- Speech & language therapy teams
- Parents & caregivers
- Children & young people
Please share & follow for updates
linktr.ee/waitupslt
WAIT UP SLT / Gillian Rudd | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
A research project that seeks to understand experiences of waiting within speech and language therapy services for children and young people in England.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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emmamcvean.bsky.social
Looking for Speech and Language Therapists working with children with learning disabilities to complete my dissertation survey!
Survey Link: lnkd.in/dx7dbSJz

Please share with other SLT’s if you can!
Thank you :)

#SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #LearningDisabilities #Paediatrics #SLTstudent
July 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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peterdjust.bsky.social
🚨 Great to see this @healthwatchengland.bsky.social post capture how people value speech and language therapy and highlight some of the issues they face accessing it.

😃 Very good to see the RCSLT's 'A profession under pressure' report highlighted.

👏 @gillianrudd.bsky.social.
Screenshot from a Healthwatch England blog post about community services, which includes references to speech and language therapy. Screenshot from a Healthwatch England blog post about community services, which includes references to speech and language therapy. Screenshot from a Healthwatch England blog post about community services, which includes references to speech and language therapy.
August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
gillianrudd.bsky.social
"You're not ill, you've lost a child...It's a taboo - nobody wants to talk about dead babies but you have to actually say it as it is and to lose a child, it's harrowing, it's traumatic and the entire family experiences it."
@KlassMyleene on #BabyLoss
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Myleen Klass on breaking the taboo around miscarriage
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a planned law change.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM