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Speech and Language Therapy services in Glasgow City

Community Rehabilitation Team

Service Overview  

The speech and language therapy service works within the community rehabilitation and enablement teams across greater Glasgow and Clyde including Glasgow city, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire (Clydebank area only) We work with adults in their own homes. In addition, we work with adults in Intermediate Care and in Discharge to Assess facilities in Glasgow City.  

Eligibility for service/referral criteria  

We accept referrals for adults under the age of 65 years who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties and who require multidisciplinary support / support from two or more specialisms within the multidisciplinary team e.g. Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy  

How to refer  

The team can be contacted to discuss a referral. Please see the “who to contact” tab for contact information.   

Who to contact  

South East and South West Rehabilitation Service   

North West Glasgow Rehabilitation Team

North East Glasgow Rehabilitation Service  

Community Learning Disability Services (Adults)

Service overview  

The Learning Disability service aims to provide specialist health and social care, advice and treatment to adults with a learning disability through locally based integrated health and social work teams. This also includes advice and support for families / carers.  

The service supports other health and social care agencies to provide mainstream services to people with learning disabilities that will enable health improvement and reduce barriers when accessing services.  

The service strives to improve both the physical and mental health of people with learning disabilities by providing efficient and effective health care based on individual needs.  

The health team comprises:  

  • Dietetics  
  • Nursing  
  • Occupational Therapy  
  • Physiotherapy  
  • Psychology  
  • Psychiatry  
  • Speech and Language Therapy  
  • Healthcare support workers  
  • Social work  

Eligibility for service/referral criteria  

Learning Disability services may offer a service to individuals who:  

  • are aged 16 years and over and no longer in full time education  
  • live within the Glasgow City area  
  • are registered with a GP  
  • Have diagnosis/evidence of a learning disability ** and   
  • have evidence of the onset of impairment within the developmental period (up to the age of 18 years)  

Please note, not all individuals with a learning disability will require a specialist learning disability heath service. Please refer to the guidance document to help you decide whether the individual would benefit from access to a specialist adult learning disability service.

How to refer 

The learning disability services operate an open referral system therefore referrals are considered from all sources. Individuals with a learning disability, their carers, social workers, care staff, day service staff and health care colleagues can make a referral to the service. To discuss a referral, please contact your local learning disability services for advice. Referrals also come via other NHS services such as GP practices and secondary care services.   

 

Who to contact

North East Learning Disability Services

  • Address: North East Learning Disability Services, Petershill Park Business Centre, 30 Adamswell Street, Springburn  , Glasgow  
    G21 4DD
  • Contact Telephone: 0141 201 4109    

North West Learning Disability Team  

  • Address: North West Learning Disability Team, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, The Glenkirk Centre, 129 Drumchapel Road , Glasgow, G15 6PX  
  • Contact Telephone: 0141 232 1340  

South Adult Learning Disabilities Team  

  • Address: South Adult Learning Disabilities Team , Castlemilk Social Work Office, 10 Ardencraig Place, Castlemilk, Glasgow, G45 9US  
  • Contact Telephone: 0141 276 4900  

   

Care Home and Hospice Team

Service overview

We are a small, specialist team of Speech and Language Therapists who provide communication and/or eating, drinking and swallowing input for those within non-NHS nursing, residential and hospice facilities in Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire (Clydebank area only).   

Eligibility for service/referral criteria   

Anyone residing within these facilities can access the Care Home and Hospice SLT service – there is no age restriction.  

How to refer  

We accept referrals from care staff, family, health professionals or via self-referral. Please complete the referral form below and submit this in a word or PDF format attachment to:  

SLTcarehomementalhealth.referrals@ggc.scot.nhs.uk  

Please note, AHPs and GPs can access our service via SCI Gateway  

Who to contact   

We are a city wide service but are based in Partick.

Care Home and Hospice Team  
Speech and Language Therapy Department  
Community Centre for Health  
547 Dumbarton Road  
Partick   
G116HU  

Mental health (in-patient)

Service overview

This service works across Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Stobhill Hospital and Leverndale Hospital. Routine referrals are generally seen within 10 working days. Should the referral be urgent please indicate or if a discharge date is pending, please indicate on the referral and we will aim to see within 2 working days.   

On receipt of referral a member an SLT will generally contact the ward by telephone to gather further information and may offer initial advice via the telephone. Where direct input is felt to be appropriate an indication of timing for assessment will be provided.   

How to refer

  • For patients:  please speak to a member of the ward team to discuss referral to SLT should you have any concerns regarding your communication or swallowing.  
  • For hospital staff: all SLT referrals should be completed on EMIS using the SBAR referral form. Scroll along to the SLT tab, complete the form and follow the instructions on the bottom of the form.  

For staff with no access to EMIS: please send an email to the address below with referral details. 

Who to contact 

 

Forensic Mental Health and Learning Disability in-patient (Regional service)

Service Overview

This service works with in-patients in Forensic Mental Health and Forensic Learning Disability wards within Rowanbank clinic (medium security) and Leverndale Hospital (low security). Referrals are accepted via EMIS by staff working in the Forensic Directorate.    

How to contact  

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