Tender for the Provision of Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy

Tender description

The purpose of the service is to provide an integrated service across universal, targeted and specialist levels of provision that will meet the identified needs of all children, young people and their families in Halton. The key areas of work that have been identified by Halton’s Children’s Trust and Halton Health and Wellbeing Board, and/or which will meet the requirements of the Children’s and Families Act 2014, are as follows: - • Communication and language development in the Early years • Speech and language therapy services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), delivered within their education setting • Speech and language therapy services for children and young people with complex needs • Speech and language therapy provision for young people aged 19-25 years with SEND • Capacity building, training and consultation in communication and language development for Halton’s children and young people’s workforce. Keywords: Paediatric, Speech and Language Therapy