Southwark needs SaLT

Sign the Unite petition calling on Southwark PCT to withdraw its redundancy notices to the eight  speech and language therapists and three speech and language therapy assistants who are facing the risk of redundancy.

In 2011 - the Year of Speech, Language and Communication Needs - it is appalling that highly skilled clinical staff - one third of the existing speech and language therapy department - are losing their jobs.

This will mean a greatly reduced services for vulnerable children and their families, and this will mean increased pressure on the remaining staff.

Early intervention services help to raise educational achievement and help young people with communication difficulties to gain the skills needed to access employment, and reduce the longer term costs to the public of poverty and benefits.

So sign our petition calling on Southwark PCT to withdraw its threat of redundancy hanging over the heads of the speech and language therapists and assistants and thank you for helping to make a difference.