Ros Fraser
@sltros.bsky.social
Lothian Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Lead for Older Peoples Services. Home First and Frailty rapid response service. Chair of RCSLT Acute Care At Home CEN.
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Ros Fraser
@sltros.bsky.social
· Apr 4
UK SLT peeps- see the latest RCSLT Bulletin for an article about developing SLT acute care at home services. Interested in hearing more? Join our CEN at [email protected]
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Happy St Andrew's Day!
a cartoon of a unicorn holding a scottish flag on its back
ALT: a cartoon of a unicorn holding a scottish flag on its back
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy St Andrew's Day!
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Great wee straightforward myth-busting read from powerhouses in the field. Any of Palmer’s (esp BOLUS framework) and Leslie’s (esp ethics) work is well worth a read for any dysphagia clinician.
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Great wee straightforward myth-busting read from powerhouses in the field. Any of Palmer’s (esp BOLUS framework) and Leslie’s (esp ethics) work is well worth a read for any dysphagia clinician.
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🚨 Today, Richard Quigley MP has a debate on protecting children from domestic abuse.
📋 The RCSLT's newly published briefing on domestic abuse and speech and language therapy highlights the links between domestic abuse and speech, language, and communication:
www.rcslt.org/policy-and-i...
📋 The RCSLT's newly published briefing on domestic abuse and speech and language therapy highlights the links between domestic abuse and speech, language, and communication:
www.rcslt.org/policy-and-i...
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚨 Today, Richard Quigley MP has a debate on protecting children from domestic abuse.
📋 The RCSLT's newly published briefing on domestic abuse and speech and language therapy highlights the links between domestic abuse and speech, language, and communication:
www.rcslt.org/policy-and-i...
📋 The RCSLT's newly published briefing on domestic abuse and speech and language therapy highlights the links between domestic abuse and speech, language, and communication:
www.rcslt.org/policy-and-i...
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A fascinating listen to Jois Stansfield this morning at the RSCLT Conference talking about the history of speech and language therapy as a profession!
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A fascinating listen to Jois Stansfield this morning at the RSCLT Conference talking about the history of speech and language therapy as a profession!
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JUST WHEN I THOUGHT TODAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗@karlamcgregor.bsky.social and co are 🔥on fire🔥 in @ashajournals.bsky.social in a 🆓🔓 article about #devlangdis and its spectral nature. This assertion will stay with me: "To diagnose is to categorize". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved
in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...
pubs.asha.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT TODAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗@karlamcgregor.bsky.social and co are 🔥on fire🔥 in @ashajournals.bsky.social in a 🆓🔓 article about #devlangdis and its spectral nature. This assertion will stay with me: "To diagnose is to categorize". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
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Sixteenth Citizens’ Panel report – Healthcare Improvement Scotland
www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Jan's reaction to the new @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social #StillChristmas film that was on #channel4 Weds eve 💜 We loved it, made more special by Jan's appearance 😀 A perfect mix showing the devastation of #stroke but all the hope & strength too!
You can watch at www.stroke.org.uk/stillchristmas
🎄✨️💜
You can watch at www.stroke.org.uk/stillchristmas
🎄✨️💜
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Jan's reaction to the new @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social #StillChristmas film that was on #channel4 Weds eve 💜 We loved it, made more special by Jan's appearance 😀 A perfect mix showing the devastation of #stroke but all the hope & strength too!
You can watch at www.stroke.org.uk/stillchristmas
🎄✨️💜
You can watch at www.stroke.org.uk/stillchristmas
🎄✨️💜
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November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Hooray! It's #MichaelRosenDay! What a beautiful day!
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hooray! It's #MichaelRosenDay! What a beautiful day!
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Excellent book. Highly recommend.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Excellent book. Highly recommend.
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CALLING ALL SLT’s / SPECIALISING IN AUTISM!!
I am looking for SLT’s who specialise in autism to film out a short survey for my research project. Here is the secure link. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/disser... #slt #bskyspeechies #salt
I am looking for SLT’s who specialise in autism to film out a short survey for my research project. Here is the secure link. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/disser... #slt #bskyspeechies #salt
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
CALLING ALL SLT’s / SPECIALISING IN AUTISM!!
I am looking for SLT’s who specialise in autism to film out a short survey for my research project. Here is the secure link. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/disser... #slt #bskyspeechies #salt
I am looking for SLT’s who specialise in autism to film out a short survey for my research project. Here is the secure link. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/disser... #slt #bskyspeechies #salt
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🎉 Happy November everyone!
😊 It's full of awareness events relevant to people with communication and/or swallowing needs.
📋 Check out our note on resources we have to support any awareness-raising you're doing.
#SLTAwareness #SLPeeps #SLT #SLT2B
www.rcslt.org/get-involved...
😊 It's full of awareness events relevant to people with communication and/or swallowing needs.
📋 Check out our note on resources we have to support any awareness-raising you're doing.
#SLTAwareness #SLPeeps #SLT #SLT2B
www.rcslt.org/get-involved...
Giving Voice campaign – How to get involved | RCSLT
The Giving Voice campaign helps to ensure people with speech, language and communication needs and their carers and families' requirements are met.
www.rcslt.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🎉 Happy November everyone!
😊 It's full of awareness events relevant to people with communication and/or swallowing needs.
📋 Check out our note on resources we have to support any awareness-raising you're doing.
#SLTAwareness #SLPeeps #SLT #SLT2B
www.rcslt.org/get-involved...
😊 It's full of awareness events relevant to people with communication and/or swallowing needs.
📋 Check out our note on resources we have to support any awareness-raising you're doing.
#SLTAwareness #SLPeeps #SLT #SLT2B
www.rcslt.org/get-involved...
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🚨 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
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
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🚨 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
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
Planning for All Together SLT Day 2026
Discussions around frailty pathways
NES HSCW Framework meeting
Making new resources/leaflets
Triage and patients
Ejob planning
EDS/shared decision making teaching
WMTY conversation project
#mysltweek
Happy Halloween everyone 👻👻👻👻
Discussions around frailty pathways
NES HSCW Framework meeting
Making new resources/leaflets
Triage and patients
Ejob planning
EDS/shared decision making teaching
WMTY conversation project
#mysltweek
Happy Halloween everyone 👻👻👻👻
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Planning for All Together SLT Day 2026
Discussions around frailty pathways
NES HSCW Framework meeting
Making new resources/leaflets
Triage and patients
Ejob planning
EDS/shared decision making teaching
WMTY conversation project
#mysltweek
Happy Halloween everyone 👻👻👻👻
Discussions around frailty pathways
NES HSCW Framework meeting
Making new resources/leaflets
Triage and patients
Ejob planning
EDS/shared decision making teaching
WMTY conversation project
#mysltweek
Happy Halloween everyone 👻👻👻👻
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Excited to have my first ever co-written book chapter in here. On eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties. Great to write it with @dianejsellers.bsky.social @drmariviviersslt.bsky.social & Ailish Hope people find it useful 👇🏼
Dr Susan McCool's new book is now ready for pre-order (coming out November 13)! Designed for students and #NQPs, it also provides valuable insights for experienced #SLT and #SLP. For further details visit the website: tinyurl.com/238ejx45
October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Excited to have my first ever co-written book chapter in here. On eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties. Great to write it with @dianejsellers.bsky.social @drmariviviersslt.bsky.social & Ailish Hope people find it useful 👇🏼
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Cabinet Secretary praises Hospital at Home – Healthcare Improvement Scotland
www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Looking for participants for my dissertation project. If you are an SLT who specialises in autism, or are a parent/ carer of a child or young person with autism, please message me! It would be much appreciated! Thank you! 😊 #slt #bskyspeechies #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #salt #slp
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Looking for participants for my dissertation project. If you are an SLT who specialises in autism, or are a parent/ carer of a child or young person with autism, please message me! It would be much appreciated! Thank you! 😊 #slt #bskyspeechies #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #salt #slp
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Today is the first ever 🟪International Aphasia Awareness🟪 day!
Please share and tell someone new about aphasia!
Please share and tell someone new about aphasia!
Hot on the heels of #DLDday, Monday is the first international aphasia awareness day.
Why not join in?:
- Find information about aphasia via the hashtag #aphasia.
- Watch our account for updates from the Dara project.
- Follow @sayaphasia.bsky.social
- Visit www.aphasia-international.com
Why not join in?:
- Find information about aphasia via the hashtag #aphasia.
- Watch our account for updates from the Dara project.
- Follow @sayaphasia.bsky.social
- Visit www.aphasia-international.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Today is the first ever 🟪International Aphasia Awareness🟪 day!
Please share and tell someone new about aphasia!
Please share and tell someone new about aphasia!
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#AHPsDay #AHPsDayScot Allied Health Professionals Day, a day dedicated to recognising the importance of AHPs. AHPs play a significant role in improving the quality of life for people living with dementia. For more information www.alzscot.org/ahpresources & www.cpcs.online
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#AHPsDay #AHPsDayScot Allied Health Professionals Day, a day dedicated to recognising the importance of AHPs. AHPs play a significant role in improving the quality of life for people living with dementia. For more information www.alzscot.org/ahpresources & www.cpcs.online
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October 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Getting local school pupils interested in Speech and Language Therapy…
October 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Getting local school pupils interested in Speech and Language Therapy…
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It's Allied Health Professionals Day and we're delighted to share our refreshed AHP Hub🎉
This hub is designed to encourage best practice and tell success stories of AHPs who do incredible work every day to protect and improve the public's health.
More 👉 www.rsph.org.uk/services-res...
#AHPsDay
This hub is designed to encourage best practice and tell success stories of AHPs who do incredible work every day to protect and improve the public's health.
More 👉 www.rsph.org.uk/services-res...
#AHPsDay
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's Allied Health Professionals Day and we're delighted to share our refreshed AHP Hub🎉
This hub is designed to encourage best practice and tell success stories of AHPs who do incredible work every day to protect and improve the public's health.
More 👉 www.rsph.org.uk/services-res...
#AHPsDay
This hub is designed to encourage best practice and tell success stories of AHPs who do incredible work every day to protect and improve the public's health.
More 👉 www.rsph.org.uk/services-res...
#AHPsDay
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It is AHP day! a day to recognise and celebrate our amazingly diverse and impactful AHPs. SLT may be a small profession but we are fabulously creative and inspiring. Here is a little taster of how SLTs in Sheffield are embracing the 10 year plan and demonstrating their impact.
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It is AHP day! a day to recognise and celebrate our amazingly diverse and impactful AHPs. SLT may be a small profession but we are fabulously creative and inspiring. Here is a little taster of how SLTs in Sheffield are embracing the 10 year plan and demonstrating their impact.