Speech and Language Disorders: Children and Young People

(asked on 13th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that his Department's response to the consultation Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future – a draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027, will take into account the recommendations of the Bercow: Ten Years On report published on 20 March 2018.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 18th June 2018

Health Education England (HEE) published ‘Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future’ in December 2017. The consultation is now closed and HEE is working with its partners across health and social care to develop a final strategy, which they will publish later this year. ‘Bercow: Ten Years On’ references the important role that speech and language therapists play in delivering services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. HEE’s workforce strategy will ensure that there are enough staff, with the right skills and experience, to deliver high quality health and care services over the long term.

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