E132: Sinead Rothrie - Speech and Language Therapy for People Living With and Beyond Cancer

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Sinead Rothrie as part of the Education and Workforce Development series (part 48).

Discussion about Sinead’s career, the role of Speech and Language Therapists for people living with and beyond cancer, and Sinead’s research.

 

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1) reflect on how you consider patient-centred care in your clinical practice.

2) consider how people with head and neck cancer’s lives are impacted.

3) considering the main challenges people living with and beyond head and neck cancer face following treatment.

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Links from podcast:

Macmillan Cancer Support - Head and Neck Cancer: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/head-and-neck-cancer

The Swallow’s Charity: https://theswallows.org.uk/

Heads2gether Charity: https://www.heads2gether.net/

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy: https://www.rcslt.org/.

The Royal Marsden Speech and Language Therapy: https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/your-care/supportive-therapies/speech-and-language-therapy

NHS England - Speech and Language Therapist Role: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/allied-health-professionals/roles-allied-health-professions/speech-and-language-therapist

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