Community
Speech and language therapy for adults
Our speech and language therapy service for adults provides a range of support if you are suffering from speech, language and/or swallowing problems which may have developed following a stroke, dementia, MS or cancer for example.
We have special services to help if you have a stammer. Our speech and language therapy team can help you to increase your confidence in speaking, help with your fluency and also give you targeted help on specific speaking situations which you may struggle with.
We also offer a service to adults with a learning disability who have problems with their speech, language and/or swallowing problems associated with learning difficulties.
If your child needs speech and language therapy please click here (link through to speech and language therapy for children)
Clinics
Our speech therapists can you see you in a number of locations including outpatient clinics in our general and community hospitals, nursing and residential homes and in your own home. We will carry out an assessment with you and develop a tailored programme of support.
The stammering service offers individual and group sessions as well as providing information on other types of help available.
Contacts
If you live in North Tyneside you can be referred into the service by your GP or you can contact the service yourself by email, phone, text or letter. Let us know your name, age and how we can contact you to arrange an appointment.
North Tyneside - adults
Department of speech and language therapy
North Tyneside General Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
NE29 8NH
Tel: 0191 2932712
North Tyneside - adults with a learning disability
Speech and language therapy
Community learning disability team
Camden House
Camden St
North Shields
NE30 1 NH
Tel: 0191 2005870 / 2006077
You can contact the stammering service directly for an appointment on the details below:
Text us: 07979827092
If you live in Northumberland you can get in touch with your local speech and language therapy service by contacting your GP, hospital doctor or nurse.
Useful links
Connect - the Communication Disability Network
Speakability
The Stroke Association
MND Society
MS Society Parkinson’s Disease Society
British Stammering Association

