If you are a professional who has made a referral into Speech and Language Therapy Services in Tees Valley, the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board would like to hear from you.

We are looking to develop services to deliver speech and language therapy across Tees Valley.

We value your input and we are looking at ways to improve how children receive support earlier to get the right support at the right time which includes feedback with regards to the referral process. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us achieve this goal. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey. Your responses will remain confidential and will be used solely for the purpose of enhancing the service.



The closing date for this survey is 30 September 2024.

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* 1. What area do you work in?

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* 2. Which service do you work within?

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* 3. What is your job role?

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* 4. How frequently would you say you make a referral into the Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service in Tees Valley?

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* 5. What is the primary reason for referring into the Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service ?

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* 6. How satisfied are you with the current referral process?

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* 7. Did you know about advice and information available online?

This is the link for North Tees https://www.nth.nhs.uk/services/salt/children-speech-language/


This is the link for South Tees
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/children-and-young-people/community/speech-and-language-therapy/

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* 8. If you were aware of the online information, was it helpful to you?

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* 9. What aspects (if any) of the referral process do you find most effective?

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* 10. What challenges (if any) have you encountered during the referral process?

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* 11. Are there any specific improvements you would suggest to streamline the current referral process?

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* 12. How would you rate the communication between your team and the Speech and Language Therapy Service in Tees Valley if a referral is not accepted?

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* 13. Please provide some further information to help explain your answer to question 12.

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* 14. What do you believe are the strengths of the Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service in Tees Valley?

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* 15. What do you believe could be improved within the Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service in Tees Valley?

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* 16. Any further information, comments or suggestions?

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