We see children and young people from birth to 19 years who have difficulties with their speech, language, communication, and feeding.
On this page
- Services we provide
- Contact the speech and language therapy team
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- Patient information and support
- Referral information for professionals
Services we provide
Our speech and language therapy service helps children and young people from birth to 19 years who have difficulties with speech, language, communication or feeding.
Our team includes speech and language therapists and therapy assistants who work closely with families, schools and other professionals.
We:
- assess each child or young person and agree together what support or therapy is needed
- give parents, carers, school staff and other professionals advice and activities to help develop communication skills
- provide training for people who work with children and young people who have speech, language or communication needs
We support children and young people who may have:
- unclear speech because sounds are missed or muddled
- slow or unusual development of spoken language
- difficulty chewing, eating or drinking
- little or no spoken language
- difficulty understanding what others say
- stammering (stuttering)
- voice difficulties
Contact the speech and language therapy team
- Child Health Centre, Bury St Edmunds: 01284 741732
- St Helen's House, Ipswich: 01473 321225