We are the Brainy Speech Therapists, two speech therapists here to talk about everything related to brain injury.
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RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
This is the official podcast of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - RSCLT. We were established on 6 January 1945 to promote the art and science of speech and language therapy – the care for individuals with communication, swallowing, eating and drinking difficulties.We are the professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK; providing leadership and setting professional standards.We facilitate and promote research into the field of speech and language therapy ...
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S4 Ep 3 Eating, drinking, and swallowing changes after brain injury
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Jan and Helen discuss their experiences of managing eating, drinking, and swallowing changes in their brain injury caseload. We also chat about guidance available in managing EDAR- eating and drinking with acknowledged risk.
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RCSLT News March 2024: Budget; autism in work; events in Senedd & Scottish Parliament
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In March's news: - Response to the Budget - Vacancies in speech and language therapy survey - Nurses' pay scale response - Buckland review of autism employment https://www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-response-to-the-buckland-review-of-autism-employment/ - Scottish Parliament committee evidence - Ramadan guidance https://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/20…
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New RCSLT guidance to help you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace
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How can you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace? In this podcast we speak with two of the authors of new guidance that deals with just that question. We cover: - An introduction to the guidance, and supporting tools. - Why it matters. - Why it is everyone's business, even if you do not identify as LGBTQIA+. - How to use it as individuals o…
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S4 Ep2 Journal article: predictors of aspiration pneumonia
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Jan and Helen discuss a recent article focused on identifying factors significant in predicting aspiration pneumonia. The article by Ball, Meteyard and Powell can be accessed at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-023-08153-z (institution login required).We also discuss the relevance of the paper in light of RCSLT's position paper on t…
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RCSLT News February 2024: power sharing in N.Ireland; general election; cuts in Scotland; Swallowing awareness day in Wales
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In February's news: - RCSLT joins organisations from around Europe to declare a commitment to support children who face language challenges. https://www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-joins-the-historic-launch-of-atlas-think-first-manifesto-at-the-house-of-lords/ - What the return to power sharing in Northern Ireland means for speech and language therapy: ht…
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IJLCD - Outcomes from a community speech and language therapy service treatment waiting list
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What happens to children on a waiting list when they aren't receiving treatment? How many continue to need intervention and how many improve spontaneously? It's difficult to research because it's too hard to collect this data ethically and also without impacting the subjects and therefore potentially changing the results. Nevertheless, occasional o…
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RCSLT News Jan 2024: professional development across the workforce; vacancies survey; joke competition
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In January's news: - Workforce projects for 2024 - including roll out and embedding of the professional development framework; curriculum review; review of Newly Qualified Practitioner competencies; preceptorship; placement expansion; supporting the support workforce; career opportunities including enhanced practice and advanced clinical practice. …
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Matt Barker talks with Jan McIntosh-Brown about his life with a brain injury.
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RCSLT News Dec 2023: a look back at 2023; key issues now; and what to expect for 2024
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In December's news: - Roll call of the sucesses of 2023, in spite of the severe challenges - Key issues for the speech and language therapy profession around the UK at the moment - What to expect in 2024 This interview was conducted by Victoria Harris, Head of Learning at The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and features Derek Munn, …
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Thickened fluids guidance from the RCSLT: an introduction
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The RCSLT has published a position paper on the use of thickened fluids in the management of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulty (dysphagia). In this podcast we speak with the team behind the paper. We cover: Why did we create a position paper? How the paper was developed using a very wide group of stakeholders. The main themes of the paper.…
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S3 Ep11 Article discussion: communication partner training
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Jan and Helen discuss an article exploring communication partner training for healthcare staff in a subacute setting. Read the full article:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699052.2022.2158224
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RCSLT News November 2023: RCSLT CEO tells us about his tour of services around the UK
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In November's news catch up: - RCSLT CEO Steve Jamieson tells us about the many different places he's been to meet RCSLT members - across the four nations of the UK and in a huge range of settings. - He tells us what he's learned from that experience and how that is shaping his thinking. - Overview of the recent Parliamentary event hosted by Saqib …
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S3 Ep10 Prolonged disorders of consciousness
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Jan and Helen discuss the topic of prolonged disorders of consciousness. We talk about how this diagnosis can be made, the role of speech and language therapy, and supporting families. Resources: RCP guidelines https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/prolonged-disorders-consciousness-following-sudden-onset-brain-injury-national-clinical-guide…
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What is Developmental Language Disorder?: a discussion for DLD Awareness Day 2023
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For Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day 2023 we pulled together a panel of two people living with DLD and a professor who is an expert in this field and one of the founders of the awareness day. We cover: - What is DLD? - Why is it important to get a diagnosis? - What is tricky about living with DLD? - Is there anything good about it? - W…
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RCSLT News October 2023: RCSLT awards, party conferences, DLD, aphasia and more
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In October's news: - RCSLT awards https://www.rcslt.org/news/congratulations-to-all-the-amazing-award-winners/ - Party conference season - Intermediate care framework for rehab, reablement and recovery following hospital discharge - NIHCR evidence on aphasia after stroke - Focus on DLD Please do feedback on our podcasts to help us improve them: tin…
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IJLCD - The impact of communication on health care for people living with Motor Neurone Disease
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Most people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) will develop speech impairment over the course of the disease. Some will develop cognitive, linguistic or behavioural disturbance. Does this impact their ability to be involved in and make decisions about their healthcare? In this podcast we chat with Dr Camille Paynter and Dr Susan Mathers abo…
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In this episode hosted by Jan McIntosh-Brown we hear Guido Corvi talking about his injury and his life beyond this.
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RCSLT News September 2023: busy times in politics; touring the UK; Times Health Commission; and more
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In September's news: - Autumn is a busy time in politics. Find out how the RCSLT is engaging to ensure speech and language therapy is represented. - Travelling around the UK - how the RCSLT is engaging with members face to face across the four nations. - Our submission of evidence to the Times Health Commission. https://www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-sub…
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RCSLT News August 2023: member profile data, international focus; events coming up and more
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In August's news: - Members - how to help us know more about the profession by completing your member profiles. (Login to your RCSLT 'My account' and click on 'Your profile' to access this.) - Takeaways from RCSLT visit to IALP 32nd world congress: ialpauckland2023.org/ - RCSLT outcomes work and ROOT tool www.rcslt.org/speech-and-languag…tcome-meas…
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Making frameworks work for you and your team
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In this podcast we bring together colleagues to discuss professional development frameworks and ways to use them effectively for career planning. We cover: What do we mean when we talk about frameworks? What are the types out there? Using them for career planning Using them for team planning Taking a flexible approach There's more alignment across …
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Helen speaks to Richard about his reasons for becoming a Speech and Language Therapist, and his work on Project Relate. This is an Android app for individuals with non-standard Speech. More information can be found at https://sites.research.google/relate/ Richard can be found on Twitter @speedoftrust27…
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In this episode, Jan and Helen discuss sexual capacity after brain injury with Dr McIntosh, a Clinical Neuropsychologist. Please note this episode includes the use of explicit language. If you wish to contact Dr McIntosh, her email is catriona@yorkshireneuropsychology.com, or follow her on Twitter @Catrionamcinto1. Further reading: www.bild.org.ukA…
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RCSLT news July 2023: NHS England workforce plan; waiting lists; Senedd debate; posts in Scotland
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In July's news: - Response to the long-awaited NHS England workforce plan. www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-respons…rm-workforce-plan/ - How RCSLT is responding to shortages and waiting lists. - Senedd debate on criminal justice. - Student numbers in the nations. - Scottish children and young people posts for speech and language therapy and conversations w…
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IJLCD - 'Like going into a chocolate shop blindfolded': What do people with primary progressive aphasia want from speech and language therapy?
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'Primary progressive aphasia (PPA)' is an umbrella term for a group of language-led dementias which leave people unable to communicate effectively with others. PPA can have a devastating impact on people's ability to function and socialise. Speech and language therapy offers a range of potential benefits to people with PPA. However, until now there…
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S3 Ep6 Aphasia Awareness: Jan and Carly Davey
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Helen speaks to Jan and Carly to mark Aphasia Awareness Month. Jan had a stroke which resulted in aphasia, and her daughter Carly now works for The Stroke Association. Follow them on social media: Twitter @carlystroke Instagram a_life_after_stroke and Facebook A Life After Stroke. Check out The Stroke Association site for great information https://…
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RCSLT News June 2023: current themes; professional development; and comings and goings
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In RCSLT's June 2023 podcast: Current themes in speech and language therapy including: an ageing society; workforce; SEND review; Community rehabiliation Professional development issues: NHSE (formerly HEE) projects coming to a close and achievements there; new support worker hub; professional development framework. For members, remember that the H…
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Introducing the RCSLT Support workers' framework and hub
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We all know that the NHS is under enormous pressure and so we need to start being more innovative about ways in which we can resource the NHS. Support workers, of course, play an enormously important role, both within the NHS and further afield. The RCSLT has developed a framework which is specific to speech and language therapist support workers, …
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Anti-racism in speech and language therapy: part 3
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This, the third in our series of podcasts looking at anti-racism in speech and language therapy, centres on the Anti-racism survey report Feb 2023 which was researched and written by SLT student and EDI rep at Reading University, Chloe Nkomo. Chloe talks about the key takeaways from her report. She is joined by Dorett Davis, one of the founders of …
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S3 Ep5 2023 Aphasia Awareness: Julie and Raymond
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Julie and Raymond share their journey with Jan McIntosh-Brown. Julie had a brain injury in 2020 as a result of an aneurysm and she lives with aphasia.
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RCSLT News May 2023: Dementia Action Week; key issues across the UK; RCSLT awards and new resources
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In RCSLT's May 2023 News podcast: - Dementia Action Week UK - Follow the @RCSLTNI account to engage with their Dementia Action Week Twitter Takeover https://twitter.com/RCSLTNI - Areas of focus including vacancies, prescribing, intermediate care, first contact practitioners, ELSEC - Updated healthcare standards for children in secure settings in En…
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IJLCD - The impact of DLD on jury perceptions
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Does knowing whether a defendant has a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder affect how mock jurors rate that defendant's levels of guilt, sentence length, credibility and blameworthiness? In this podcast we chat with Dr Hannah Hobson, Samantha Gamblen and Claire Westwood about the research they did to answer this question and what it reveal…
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Jan and Helen are joined by Dr Aazh, an audiologist with expertise in hyperacusis, tinnitus, and misophonia. Information about his practice can be accessed at https://hashirtinnitusclinic.com/ If you would like more information about his tinnitus masterclass go to https://tinnitustherapy.org.uk/ Dr Aazh has resources he discusses with us: questionn…
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RCSLT News April 2023: Welcome new CEO Steve Jamieson; vacancies; news from Scotland & Wales; & more
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In April's RCSLT News podcast: New RCSLT CEO, Steve Jamieson, shares his mission for RCSLT and messages for speech and language therapists and the people they support. (More about Steve here: www.rcslt.org/news/royal-college…w-chief-executive/) We look at the results of the recent survey into vacancies in SLT services and some of the media coverage…
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S3, E3: Mr Douglas Gentleman, Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist
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Mr Douglas Gentleman talks with us about his reflections on his time working with people with brain injuries and changes within the field.
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RCSLT news March 2023: Priorities and wins in Scotland, the budget, SEND and prescribing campaign
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In the March 2023 issue we cover: - The context of speech language therapy in Scotland right now - RCSLT's five key priorities for Scotland - An important win for funding in Edinburgh - The UK budget - SEND reform announcement and what it means - An overview of a recent event in Swansea - Discussions about the HCPC fee increase - Two big campaigns:…
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In this episode we speak to Dr Giles Yeates, a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist. Dr Yeates works with couples and families following brain injury, is a researcher at Oxford Brookes University, and integrates his expertise as a T'ai Chi and kung-fu master to rehabilitation.Resources:UKABIF https://ukabif.org.uk/AnchorPoint https://ukabif.org.uk…
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ILJCD: Family caregivers’ experiences of artificial nutrition and hydration at home
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Artificial nutrition and hydration (AN&H) may be provided to individuals in the home environment, and family caregivers are often involved in the management of this intervention. This experience can have many consequences for families. In this podcast we chat with Dr Dominika Lisiecka and Dr Áine Kearns about their systematic review of family careg…
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RCSLT news February 2023: prescribing campaign, anti-racism deep dive report, and updates from around the UK
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In RCSLT's February news catch up we look at: - The prescribing campaign - Survey of Speech and language therapy vacant posts - Anti-racism deep dive report for speech and language therapy profession just out https://www.rcslt.org/news/new-insights-in-our-anti-racism-report/ - Updates on specialised commissioning in England - Public Health Scotland…
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Long Covid: what is it and how can speech and language therapists support people living with it?
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We chat with Kerry, a registered nurse living with long Covid; speech and language therapist Rachel Nashed; and Professor Louise Cummings, to learn more about long covid, how it affects communication, and how can speech and language therapists support those living with the condition. Interviewees: Kerry Davies, (RGN) Registered General Nurse and Co…
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S3, E1. Duran Hunt: Motivational Speaker
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Tonight we hear from Duran Hunt, a motivational speaker and survivor of a traumatic brain injury. He speaks about his journey and his desire to help others. He is joined by his speech and language therapist Matthew Nakonesky. If you would be keen to have Duran come and speak at any of your events, please contact Matthew matthew@speechtherapynorthea…
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In this month's news catch up we look at: - Positives to come out of 2022 including raised awareness and apprenticeships - Focus areas for 2023 including workforce (England and Wales), Mental health and capacity, Covid enquiry and more. - Issues around the UK such as UK general election - and possibly Northern Ireland - and implications; and in Sco…
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In the final episode of season 2, Jan and Helen speak to Dr Sara de Ramos about Rehab Mantras, a concept recently introduced across The Disabilities Trust. Sara mentions the Research Digest that the Trust produces, to read more head to https://www.thedtgroup.org/research/research-digest?page=1
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RCSLT news December 2022: wins for the profession in 2022 and looking forward to 2023
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In the December 2022 news we cover: - Achievements for the profession and RCSLT in 2022 - not least speech and language therapists continuing to deliver high quality evidence-based care in a challenging environment; but also in legislation; in guidance and secondary legislation; in research; and in collaborative working. - What's happening now arou…
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In this episode Saskia Whitford and Lucy Beckett, 3rd year speech and language therapy students at Strathclyde University share their reflections of their recent placement working with people with brain injuries.
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IJLCD - Bullying trajectories in adults with self-reported oral language difficulties
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In this podcast we chat with Àngels Esteller Cano, one of the authors of a paper looking at bullying trajectories in adults with self-reported oral language difficulties. The study looked at seven educational stages, from preschool to university. The paper is: Retrospective bullying trajectories in adults with self-reported oral language difficulti…
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RCSLT news November 2022: budget statement; activity around the nations; 2nd anniversary of CAUK
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In the November 2022 news update, we cover: - Early analysis of the Chancellor's autumn budget statement. - Issues around the four nations of the UK. - The second anniversary of the Communication Access project. - Reminder for members to complete their profile for the 'Horizon project'. Resources: - Sign up for the Communication Access training: co…
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We speak to Dr Lesley Scobbie about her work on goal setting in therapy. To read more about Lesley's work and get in touch with her, head to her research profile at https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/en/persons/lesley-scobbieThe specific paper mentioned on making goal setting accessible for people with aphasia can be accessed here: https://www.tandfo…
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Stammering: time for a radical rethink?
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In this episode we are joined by a panel of speakers who discuss why it's important to reframe how society views stammering: moving from thinking of stammering as a problem to be solved, to one that celebrates and takes pride in difference. Interviewees: Dr Patrick Campbell, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Kirsten Howells, Suppo…
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RCSLT news October 2022: changing times; some wins; Horizon member profile project; and events
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In the October 2022 news update, we cover: - An overview of where things are on right now. - The new Horizon member profile project. - Key issues in politics right now. - Events for November and December. (See www.rcslt.org/events/ for details.) This interview was conducted by Victoria Harris, Head of Learning at The Royal College of Speech and Lan…
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