Rebecca Boddington - SLT Services

20/12/2025

If you need help over the Christmas period and don't know who to turn to, check out our article which lists which NHS services can help you when your GP is closed. https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-information/2025-09-02/where-can-i-get-help-health-out-hours

19/12/2025

I’m signing off for Christmas now. 🎄

My next working day is Tuesday 6th January.

It has been a fabulous year, filled with opportunities to work with incredible clients and colleagues. I feel truly reconnected to the things I love about speech and language therapy and can’t wait to see what 2026 might bring. Perhaps it will be as happy and chaotic as our family Christmas tree?!

Sending warm festive wishes x

17/12/2025

ASLTIP have a new members logo and I have (finally!) added it to me website - take a look!

Visit www.boddingtonslt.co.uk

04/12/2025

Very grateful to have a received a thoughtful card and chocolates from a client today! 😊

03/12/2025

Just a quick shout out on the power of speech and language therapy ...

I had an amazing and emotional multidisciplinary team meeting yesterday.

The feedback from a family member about the impact of the therapy team and specifically speech and language therapy intervention was such a joy.

The work of the client has enabled them to achieve amazing things but also such a privilege to be a part of the work and help to shape their future.

Although amazing, that's not the end of the story and nothing is wrapped in a shiny bow - the journey continues and whilst it's exciting to think about what the next steps will hold for this client there's plenty of hard work along the way to get there.

25/11/2025

I am really looking forward to attending the Royal College Of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) 2025 conference over the next 2 days.

How exciting to be part of our profession as Royal College celebrates 80 years!

There are some brilliant presentations and speakers ... the most difficult bit is going to be choosing which sessions to attend!!

20/11/2025

Miserable weather … wet lunch in a lay-by earlier this week after a long day driving.

Fortunately this was punctuated with a successful training session for a client’s support team!

Provide jammy dodgers and people will listen 💕

13/11/2025

It’s a very special occasion for one of my clients this week and what a privilege it has been to share in their 99th year!

Importantly, this client is a great example that age shouldn’t be a barrier to rehabilitation, making excellent gains in therapy and progressing towards their goals.

Looking forward to giving them all my best wishes for a wonderful 100th birthday 🎉

12/11/2025

Thinking about joining but not sure if it's for you, why not see us in person on Wednesday 3rd December

12/11/2025

What a fabulous day in Hull yesterday at the HNYABI conference 🙏

My particular highlights were thoughts on life-long rehabilitation and how obstructive the idea is that someone has ‘reached their potential’, when actually potential is a never ending progression. Have you reached your potential?!

There was also an excellent overview of managing FND with some great pointers to new research and evidence which I am looking forward to diving into when I next get chance!

I also loved the passion from the tuneless choir, sharing the life changing effects of music for all of us.

I had some great chats with some amazing SLTs who have been so warm, welcoming and supportive in independent practice! Plus hearing all about the amazing work of Cafe Neuro around York.

Then to top it off - 3 brain sweets to take home - one for each child and a quick resolution for any mum guilt - who could ask for more?!

Can’t wait for next year!

05/11/2025

Tomorrow is our final café of the pilot!

We'll be talking about advance care planning and how speech and language therapy can help.

The ever important tea, coffee and biscuits will be there!

There will also be opportunity to feedback on your experience of the café, what you have found useful and what we could do differently.

Thank you so much to everyone who has attended and even if you haven't been before, you are very welcome to attend for the first time tomorrow if this topic is of interest to you.

If you haven't attended one of my groups at Parkinson's UK Leeds Branch, we'd be very happy to have you tomorrow afternoon!

We've spent the last 6 weeks talking about communication.

Tomorrow, we will shift focus to start talking about eating, drinking, swallowing and saliva.

If you're thinking "What has speech therapy got to do with swallowing?" or have questions about eating and drinking, come along to find out more.

As usual we will have:
- a warm welcome
- hot drinks
- biscuits
- lots of friendly chat

Sessions are free and open to anyone who is living with Parkinson's and their family/friends or anyone around them who would benefit from learning more.

Look forward to seeing you there!

04/11/2025

I’m back at the MS society coffee morning in Harrogate today. It was snow and ice when I last attended in January!

Looking forward to seeing you there and chatting all things SLT!