Table 2

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 scaleTotal number of episodes of care
Dysphagia11 065
Dysphonia1543
Aphasia/Dysphasia1515
Dysarthria1156
Core scale673
Phonological disorder382
Child language impairment375
Augmentative and alternative communication336
Dysfluency295
Learning disability - communication258
Autistic spectrum disorder95
Cognition78
Tracheostomy49
Laryngectomy23
Other22
TOTAL17 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.