… SLTs request palliative care-specific speech and language therapy guidelines in order to
better meet targets and increase their confidence working in this sector. However, they face a …

… -language pathology therapy guidelines to be implemented within adult palliative care settings.
… to manage swallowing and/or communication needs of people receiving palliative care. …

… may or may not specialise in palliative care. Palliative care focuses on prevention and relief
… This review aims to examine the existing literature around the role of SLPs in palliative care …

… and language therapists collectively agree that there is a role for speech and language
therapy in palliative care. Although students acknowledged that speech and language therapists …

… care encapsulate the goal of palliative care services. The goal of palliative care services is to
provide quality comfort and care for … In England, the title is “speech and language therapist,” …

… Communication disorders are a challenge that many patients in palliative care (PC) may
encounter. This intervention area is emerging for the speech-language therapist (SLT), the …

Background The involvement of speech and language therapists (SLTs) within paediatric
palliative care (PPC) settings has been recognized within the extant literature. However, there …

… exploratory study, with only 3 specifically describing the communication strategies used
by speech and language therapists in patients in palliative care. The descriptors found were: …

… therapy, occupational therapy (OT), and speech language pathology (SLP) in palliative care
(… , and speech language therapists. These professionals address various aspects of patient …

… and language therapist (… palliative care, and none address palliative care within paediatric
populations. Given that some literature confirms SLPs can take an active role in palliative care…