questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of speech and language therapy provision for children with speech, language and communication needs in Eastleigh constituency; what data his Department holds on (a) waiting times for assessment and intervention, (b) the number of children receiving face-to-face speech and language therapy support and (c) vacancies in speech and language therapy services in Hampshire; and whether he plans to review the availability of specialist training for speech and language therapists in supporting children with complex communication needs.
answerText: Community health services, including children’s speech and language therapy services, are locally commissioned to enable systems to best meet the needs of their communities.We have set a clear target for systems to work to reduce long waits in NHS England...
heading: Speech and Language Therapy: Children