Best practice for aphasia in the acute sector: a consensus of expert opinions
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Background Information \nHistorically Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) intervention has been guided by a, sometimes bewildering, plethora of standards and guidelines. Publications such as those written by the Royal College of Physicians (2012), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2013) and Bowen et al (2012), guide our input within the acute setting. In 2011, the SIG Aphasia Therapy published the results of a survey into the practices of 86 SLTs who worked in 55 different adult SLT trusts (Bixley et al, 2011). The results of the 2011 study suggested that 172 different and appropriate management options could be sorted into five categories. This current study was designed to investigate whether the hypothesised categories in the original research described current working practices. \n \nMethod \nTwenty two therapists, from 14 different NHS trusts, responded to a questionnaire that was distributed opportunistically through the SIG network. Thirtee
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Background Information \nHistorically Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) intervention has been guided by a, sometimes bewildering, plethora of standards and guidelines. Publications such as those written by the Royal College of Physicians (2012), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2013) and Bowen et al (2012), guide our input within the acute setting. In 2011, the SIG Aphasia Therapy published the results of a survey into the practices of 86 SLTs who worked in 55 different adult SLT trusts (Bixley et al, 2011). The results of the 2011 study suggested that 172 different and appropriate management options could be sorted into five categories. This current study was designed to investigate whether the hypothesised categories in the original research described current working practices. \n \nMethod \nTwenty two therapists, from 14 different NHS trusts, responded to a questionnaire that was distributed opportunistically through the SIG network. Thirtee
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