Request for SLT Assistance

Anyone can make a Request for Assistance as long as permission has been given by the parent or carer. Parents/carers as well as professionals, can complete and return a Request for Assistance form should there be a concern regarding a child’s communication skills; or their eating, drinking and swallowing needs.

What is a Request for Assistance?

Request for Assistance is a procedure which has replaced our previous referral system.

What might happen next when a Request for Assistance is received?

The information is gathered from the request in order to decide what assistance would suit the child / young person at that time, based on their needs and the impact of the presenting issues. Assistance from the Speech and Language Therapy service as a result of the request could be:

  • Support and tailored advice for parents/carers and the family
  • Consultation and advice with education staff
  • Signposting staff to resources and approaches that would   support the child/young person
  • Modelling activities for staff and the family to use to support  communication
  • Ongoing assessment and direct support for the child/ young  person individually or within a group
WEST LOTHIAN Request SLT Assistance Form
EDINBURGH Request SLT Assistance Form
MIDLOTHIAN Request SLT Assistance Form
EAST LOTHIAN Request SLT Assistance Form

Contacts for Enquiries and Requests for Assistance

Midlothian

To seek advice or to discuss a child with a Speech and Language Therapist from the Midlothian team, please phone the telephone helpline on 0131 454 9544 on Tuesdays from 2.00 – 4.00pm.
Send paper requests to: 
Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
Newbattle Medical Centre
Blackcot
Mayfield
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 4AA

East Edinburgh

Edinburgh RfA 2023

For local clinics:

  • Leith Community Treatment Centre
  • Mountcastle Health Centre
Send requests to: 
Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
Leith Community Treatment Centre
Junction Place, Edinburgh EH6 5JQ
Tel: 0131 536 6467

For local clinics:

  • Craigmillar Medical Centre
  • Gracemount Medical Centre
  • Tollcross Health Centre
Send requests to:
Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
Gracemount Medical Centre, 24 Gracemount Drive,
Edinburgh, EH16 6RN
Tel: 0131 672 9456

West Edinburgh

Edinburgh RfA 2023

For local clinics:

  • Sighthill Health Centre
  • Pentlands Health Centre
  • Westerhailes Healthy Living Centre
  • Pennywell All Care Centre
  • South Queensferry Health Centre
  • Allermuir Health Centre
Send requests to:
Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
Sighthill Health Centre, Calder Road, Edinburgh EH11 4AJ
Tel:0131 537 7119

East Lothian

East Lothian RfA 2023

To seek advice or to discuss a child with a Speech and Language Therapist from the East Lothian team, please phone the telephone helpline on 0131 446 4136 on Tuesdays from 1.30pm – 4pm.

Send requests to:
Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Department
Musselburgh Primary Care Centre, Inveresk Road,
Musselburgh, EH21 7BP
Tel:0131 446 4009

West Lothian

West Lothian SLT Request for Assistance Form

Send request directly to the Speech and Language Therapist at the health centre where the child is registered.

Health Centres:

Howden, Armadale, Bathgate, Carmondean, Fauldhouse, Blackburn, Whitburn, East Calder, West Calder, Dedridge, Strathbrock, Linlithgow.

Alternatively Send To:

Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Department
Howden Road West,
St John’s Hospital, Livingston EH54 6PP
Tel: 01506 524191