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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · 7d

We are delighted to share that we have been awarded prestigious funding from Health and Care Research Wales to conduct Phase 2 of the MISLToe_SSD study in Wales! 🤩

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Health and Care Research Wales announces latest round of funding awards

Health and Care Research Wales has announced the recipients of its latest funding awards today (1 October 2025). Funding has been awarded both for projects addressing public and patient need, as well...

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Come and join our team!

Professor Yvonne Wren @yvonnewren.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are recruiting!! Join #MISLToe_SSD and be part of the new study in Wales. This is an exciting project which is now in phase 2 with phase 3 in the planning stages. If you know about speech sound disorder and know about research, please apply.
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Job Opportunity at Cardiff Metropolitan University: Research Fellow (Speech and Language Therapy)

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support the delivery of an exciting new Health and Care Research Wales funded research project in the field of children’s speech development and disord...

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hello Malta! #IALP2025 kicks off tomorrow and we can’t wait!

Come along to the Child Speech Committee Session 15:45 on Tuesday for a fascinating panel on reaching consensus on #SSD description and assessment in #research and #practice 🤩

@drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samburrslt.bsky.social

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Jul 22

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are thrilled to announce that Phase 2 of the MISLToe_SSD Study in England has been funded by the @nihr.bsky.social Research for Patient Benefit Programme 🤩

We can’t wait to start work with 5 amazing #NHS #SLT teams in September! #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

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Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

@nesltresearch.bsky.social symposium 2025 The brilliant Anna Burhouse from Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT on QI stressing the importance of teams (not the online space🙄) and people working together

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · May 16

Looking forward to sharing the latest on the @misltoessd.bsky.social study next Wednesday 21st May 🤩

The Centre for Speech, Hearing and Communication Research @cshcr.bsky.social · May 16

We are pleased to be welcoming our next guest speaker at the Centre for Speech, Hearing, and Communication Research. @samburrslt.bsky.social will be joining us on Wed 19th May from 4pm. To sign up for an in-person space, follow this link: shorturl.at/mJfvn

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · May 12

So pleased to see this important work on an assessment protocol for child #SpeechSoundDisorder published! @misltoessd.bsky.social well done team!

Professor Helen Stringer @drhelenslt.bsky.social · May 12

@misltoessd.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samburrslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social New publication 😀

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Towards an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom

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Professor Yvonne Wren @yvonnewren.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thank you Caroline. This is a paper from our @misltoessd.bsky.social study where we've developed a Core Outcome Set for SSD (paper in submission). We've had great involvement from the UK SLTs with this. Looking forward to exploring options to take this further with other nations at ICPLA and beyond.

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jun 25

@drhelenslt.bsky.social recognises the MANY #SSD experts a Ross the #UK who took part in the @misltoessd.bsky.social Phase 1 study to achieve #consensus on #SSD #outcomes 🙏🏻 #ThankYou @icpla2025.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jun 25

@drhelenslt.bsky.social presents work on @misltoessd.bsky.social at @icpla2025.bsky.social 🤩

@nihr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Jul 3

We’re hiring a Senior Research Associate ⬇️⬇️⬇️😀

Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

Come and join the @misltoessd.bsky.social team as a #SeniorResearchAssociate 🤩

www.nhsjobs.com/job/UK/Brist... Job vacancy: Senior Research Associate, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol | trac.jobs

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Job vacancy: Senior Research Associate, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol | trac.jobs

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Joanne Cleland @drjoannecleland.bsky.social · Jan 17

Dr Stephanie van Eeden @stephvanee-slt.bsky.social · Jan 17

First paper from PhD published today…children with cleft lip/palate were at higher risk of language difficulties if they had phonological errors with or without cleft speech characteristics (CSCs). CSCs alone were not an indicator of lower language skills. Read more here dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...

Rethinking speech sound disorder (SSD) in non‐syndromic cleft lip and palate: The importance of recognizing phonological and language difficulties

Background Children born with cleft palate ± lip (CP ± L) are at risk of speech sound disorder (SSD). Up to 40% continue to have SSD at age 5–6 years. These difficulties are typically described as a...

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Joanne Cleland @drjoannecleland.bsky.social · Jan 13

If you read our piece in Bulletin and are a #bskyspeechies in SCOTLAND then I am still looking for teams to join a funding application for a study in Scotland about feasibility of implementing the #COS. Get in touch!

misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Jan 8

Get your copy of the latest @RCSLT Bulletin to read all about the latest from the @MISLToe_SSD study including what this work could mean for your #NHS service and how to get involved and keep updated 🤩

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jan 10

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Please share to open doors for #ResearchCurious SLTs 🤩

Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jan 10

📣 Are you a research-curious SLT?

The Clinical Academic CEN invites #StudyDay:

"The Research Elevator Pitch"
7th March 12:30-2pm (Zoom)

Email: [email protected] with your project or to join the event

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Jan 10

Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jan 10

📣 Are you a research-curious SLT?

The Clinical Academic CEN invites #StudyDay:

"The Research Elevator Pitch"
7th March 12:30-2pm (Zoom)

Email: [email protected] with your project or to join the event

@bristol-sltru.bsky.social @cshcr.bsky.social @speechbite.bsky.social @sltsbl.bsky.social

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Jan 8

Get your copy of the latest @RCSLT Bulletin to read all about the latest from the @MISLToe_SSD study including what this work could mean for your #NHS service and how to get involved and keep updated 🤩

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misltoessd.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social · Dec 30

We can’t wait to share the latest paper from our study in the New Year - great work @samharding.bsky.social and team 🤩

Sam Harding @samharding.bsky.social · Dec 30

Really enjoying making headway on writing a paper from the @misltoessd.bsky.social project. Looking forward to what 2025 brings for this brilliant piece of work.

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Professor Yvonne Wren @yvonnewren.bsky.social · Dec 16

Funding for a PhD (salary replacement) available from gw4-cat.ac.uk. Particularly interested in SLTs with interest in voice, movement disorders, huntingdon's disease. Contact me for more info and I will connect you with the senior supervisor [email protected]

GW4-CAT HP – GW4 Clinical Academic Training Programme for Health Professionals

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Joanne Cleland @drjoannecleland.bsky.social · Dec 10

The abstract deadline for #ICPLA2025 is going to be extended until the 10th of January. Plenty time to get your abstracts in on all things clinical #linguistics and #phonetics #bskySpeechies logoth.upatras.gr/en/icpla2025/ . Please repost to let people know as ICPLA aren't on Bluesky yet

ICPLA2025 – Τμήμα Λογοθεραπείας

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CSDR Network @csdrnetwork.bsky.social · Nov 5

Welcome to Bluesky @misltoessd.bsky.social . They have developed a Core Outcome Set for #SSD so that we can begin to look at which interventions work best for which children in real world contexts. #bskySPEECHIES
@yvonnewren.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social

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