Discharge

Children can be discharged from the service for many reasons:

• When support is in place for their identified needs.
• If a child fails to attend appointments – parents, carers, and the referrer are informed.
• When a school would be expected to support a child’s speech, language and communication needs – the SEND code of practice, January 2015 states that “speech and language therapy… must be treated as special educational provision where they educate or train a child or young person.”
• If the child’s needs are more suitably met through support from another agency.
• The child has been referred on to a more suitable service.
• There has been a sustained period of intervention with no measurable progress.

On discharge, a written report is provided. The report outlines the nature of SLT involvement with the child, any outstanding communication concerns, specific recommendations to support those concerns, and a timescale of when to expect progress.

Parents are always welcome to contact the SLT service for more information or advice.