Improving Communication Together

Speech and Language Therapy Services in Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust. We employ around 140 therapists, assistants and admin support workers who work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have:

• Speech, language and communication needs
• Eating and swallowing disorders (dysphagia)

We provide our services in homes, schools, early years settings and hospitals in :

• Amber Valley
• Erewash
• Derbyshire Dales (South) and South Derbyshire
• Derby City

And (for adults) in:

• Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire
• Derbyshire Dales (North)
• High Peak

Our partners include:

• All Saints School (Leics)
• Bennerley Fields School (Ilkeston)
• Brackenfield Special School
• Derby City Council
• Derby City PCT
• Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
• Derbyshire County Council
• Foston and Sudbury Prisons
• Holbrook school for Autism
• Osmaston Park Primary School
• Royal School for the Deaf (Derby)
• Royal Derby Hospital Foundation Trust
• St Giles School (Derby city)
• The Health Foundation (London)
• Village Primary School (Derby city)

This site provides a full range of information on Speech and Language Therapy Services for children, adults and people with learning disabilities across the Derbyshire Health Community including the City of Derby, the Boroughs of Amber Valley and Erewash, South Derbyshire District and part of Derbyshire Dales District. It also has links to many other sites dealing with speech and language difficulties.

Our headquarters are at

The Manor Store
Manor Park Way
Derby
DE22 3NB | How to find us

Tel: 01332 267976
Fax: 01332 202177

Our therapists are based in a range of settings around Derbyshire. You can find general information on local clinics and hospitals on the Information for Patients and the Public website

The links at the left side of each page will allow you to navigate quickly and easily between the main sections of the site. Links to other sites include the National Health Service's two most important sites for users nationwide: NHS Direct Online and NHS Choices.

Please note that the Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust Speech and Language Therapy Services cannot be held responsible for the content of websites to which we provide links and inclusion does not represent an endorsement by us.

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What is a communication disability?

Communication disability affects an estimated 2.5 million people in the UK. A very large number of children and adults have a communication disability.

People may not develop the skills needed to understand and communicate effectively through childhood because of a specific disorder, a learning difficulty or sensory impairment.

Some people may lose the ability to communicate effectively because of a sudden or gradually acquired condition (e.g. a stroke, head injury, neurological condition like Motor Neuron Disease).

People with communication disability may find it hard to understand information about health, educational, welfare, advisory, leisure and social services. In addition, they may even face difficulties gaining information about their specific communication problem. They are very likely to find it hard to make themselves understood by strangers or even by their own family and friends. For information about communication disabilities in children, visit The Communication Trust.

For information about communication disabilities in adults - What is a communication disability? What is aphasia? - visit Connect - a UK organisation that supports people with a communication disability