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A Scottish Executive Review of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for Children and Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorder

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Foreword
Part 1 Executive Summary
Part 2 Introduction
Background to the review
Terms of reference
Defining the population in need
Legal duties of authorities towards disabled adults and children
Funding of Speech and Language Therapy provision in Scotland for children
with Records of Needs
Part 3 Theory, Policy and Practice Developments
Disability Theory
Inclusive education policy and practice
Implementation of ' The same as you?'
Joint management and resourcing of services
Part 4 Investigating the current picture
Methodology for the investigation
Data analysis
Limitations of the investigation
Part 5 Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy for children
Current pattern of therapy for children
Supply of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language
Therapy for children
Demand for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language
Therapy for children
Funding of children's therapy
Management and organisational issues
Summary and conclusions
Recommendations
Part 6 Speech and Language Therapy for adults with learning disabilities
and/or autistic spectrum disorder
Supply of Speech and Language Therapy to people with learning disabilities and/or ASD
Demand for Speech and Language Therapy for people with learning disabilities and/or ASD
Meeting the needs of adults with ASD but no learning disability
Models of service delivery
Conclusions
Recommendations
References
Appendix A STEERING GROUP MEMBERS
Appendix B Role of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists with children and people with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorder
Appendix C Establishment of NHS Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy posts providing a service to children in Scotland
Appendix D Establishment of NHS OT, PT and SLT posts providing a service to children in each NHS Board area per 100,000 population
Appendix E Grades of NHS OT, PT and SLT posts providing a service to children and salary costs
Appendix F Estimated cost of salaries for NHS OTs, PTs and SLTs working with children
Appendix G Vacancy rates in NHS OT, PT and SLT posts providing a service to children
Appendix H Demand for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy for children
Appendix I Numbers of children referred to NHS OT, PT and SLTs in 2001/2
Appendix J Numbers of children on NHS OT, PT and SLT waiting lists in April 2002.
Appendix K Current cases of NHS OTs, PTs and SLTs at April 2002
Appendix L Sources of funding for NHS OT, PT and SLT for children
Appendix M Grades of NHS SLT posts established to provide a service to adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorder
Appendix N Numbers of SLT posts for qualified staff providing a service to adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD in each NHS Board area per 100,000 population
Appendix O Vacancy rates for qualified SLTs working solely with adults with learning disability and/or ASD
Appendix P Numbers of adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD referred to SLT and rate per WTE SLT post
Appendix Q Numbers of adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD referred to NHS SLT per 1000 population
Appendix R Current cases per WTE NHS SLT providing a service to adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD
Appendix S Adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD waiting for a SLT service
Appendix T CASE STUDIES

The contact for recipients of this Review who wish to comment is

Miss Ella Macneil
Scottish Executive Health Department
GE.19
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Emailella.macneil@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0131-244-2854.

Further copies of this publication are available from
The Stationery Office Bookshop
71 Lothian Road
Edinburgh EH3 9AZ
Tel 0870 606 55 66

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