Number of episodes of care delivered by speech and language therapists from 21 sites over 36 months (1 June 2016 to 31 May 2019)
TOMs scale | Total number of episodes of care |
Dysphagia | 11 065 |
Dysphonia | 1543 |
Aphasia/Dysphasia | 1515 |
Dysarthria | 1156 |
Core scale | 673 |
Phonological disorder | 382 |
Child language impairment | 375 |
Augmentative and alternative communication | 336 |
Dysfluency | 295 |
Learning disability - communication | 258 |
Autistic spectrum disorder | 95 |
Cognition | 78 |
Tracheostomy | 49 |
Laryngectomy | 23 |
Other | 22 |
TOTAL | 17 865 |
‘Other’ includes: Dementia, head injury, neurological disorders (including progressive neurological disorders), musculoskeletal, complex and multiple difficulty, dietetic intervention for undernutrition: Paediatric, dyspraxia - developmental coordination difficulties, hearing therapy/aural rehabilitation.
TOMs, Therapy Outcome Measures.