Communication offer for parents - pregnancy until school age

Support from health visitors or early years setting in understanding why communication skills are so important and an understanding of your role in developing your child’s communication skills
Access to key messages promoting positive interaction from health visitors, early years settings and family groups
Information about websites promoting the development of speech, language and communication including:
Access to a health visitor
Access to communication focused groups in family hubs, parks and libraries
NHS telephone advice service short appointments
Access to a GP
Access to a health visitor or early years setting who can refer to speech and language therapy

Access to specialist practitioners for speech, language and communication via post WellComm triage panel for child development where criteria is met
Access to Hanen programmes for parents following WellComm (Communicate)
Access to Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) from specialist practitioners
Speech and language home visiting service
Referral to specialist health visitor for Perinatal and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS)
Access to an NHS Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) who will give you advice about how to help your child via a telephone advice service

Access to a speech and language therapist who will assess your child and give you advice about how to help your child
Access to Portage Service to develop play and interaction skills
Access to support for team around the child meeting with the specialist SaLT.
Advice about alternative forms of communication through speech and language therapist and/or the Highfurlong Communication Aids and Assistive Technology (CAAT) Team
Access to further information on alternative, augmentative communication (AAC) through ACE Centre
Access to Makaton signing training
Access to Early Bird course where criteria is met.
Access to diagnostic pathways.
Access to specialist nursing team for child development where criteria is met