Speech and Language Therapy
The team
The team support children and young people across North Lincolnshire with Speech, Language and Communication needs. They also work with children who have feeding and swallowing difficulties.
Speech and Language Therapists are members of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Health and Care Professions Council.
They help children with:
- Using speech sounds
- Understanding language
- Putting words together
- Developing vocabulary
- Stammering/Stuttering
- Selective Mutism
- Feeding/swallowing
A mix of any of the above.
Pathways
Each Service within the Children’s Therapy Team has a detailed pathway showing the steps that take place following referral as well as the journey your child may take after assessment. Further Information about services can be accessed through the NLaG Trust website.
- North Lincolnshire Communication and Interaction Pathway [PDF, 495KB]
- Speech and Language Therapy Intervention pathway [PDF, 187Kb]
- North Lincolnshire Speech and Language Therapy Referral pathway and criteria [PDF, 411Kb]
- Cross Site Nutrition and Dietetics Intervention Pathway [PDF, 342Kb]
(The documents above may not be fully accessible. If you need a copy in an alternative format, please contact fis@northlincs.gov.uk)
For further information including how to make a referral to the team, visit the NHS website. Further information on Referral Pathways for Therapy Support is also available on this website.

Further Information
Useful documents
- NHS leaflet, Speech and Language in the Early Years [PDF, 186Kb]
- Help in the Early Years Fact Sheet [PDF, 358Kb]
Contact
New Beacon House
Ridgeway
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN16 1AL
Website: www.nlg.nhs.uk/services/childrens-services
Email: nlg-tr.NLChildrensTherapyTeam@nhs.net
Tel: 01724 203755
Opening times:
Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm
Below are some useful information booklets for parents and carers relating to Developmental Language Disorder, Selective Mutism and Stammering.