{"id":294,"date":"2026-04-08T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/adult-speech-and-language-therapy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:06:09","slug":"adult-speech-and-language-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/adult-speech-and-language-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult speech and Language Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) services are provided by NHS Lothian within each Health and Social Care Partnership and the Acute Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anyone&nbsp;<\/strong>can request Speech and Language Therapy including the individual.<strong>&nbsp;Information about making a referral is detailed below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For general enquires please contact:<br>Lucie McAnespie<br>Head of Adult SLT Service<br>0771 309 1952<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/Lothiansmap1.jpg\" alt=\"Map of the Lothian Region\" class=\"wp-image-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/Lothiansmap1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/Lothiansmap1-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map of the Lothian region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Adult SLT services are organised into three teams across the Lothians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acute\">Acute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>St John&#8217;s Hospital Livingston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Western General Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Service Lead<br><\/strong>Lucie McAnespie<br>0771 309 1952<br><a href=\"mailto:emma.x.mcleod@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:lucie.mcanespie@nhs.scot\">lucie.mcanespie@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"community-and-rehabilitation\">Community and Rehabilitation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Royal Edinburgh Hospital&nbsp;including the Robert Fergusson Unit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>East Lothian Community including East Lothian Community Hospital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edinburgh Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midlothian Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home First and Frailty <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Service Lead<br><\/strong>Sheena Borthwick<br>0131 537 9078<br><a href=\"mailto:sheena.borthwick@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">sheena.borthwick@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/CommunityReferralAdultSLT.doc\">Community Referral Adult form<\/a> and send to the address listed on the\u00a0form to request assistance. A member of the team will then be in touch.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learning-disability\">Learning Disability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inpatient service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialist teams e.g. Forensic (FAST), Mental Health (MIST)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Learning Disability Teams:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>East Lothian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North East Edinburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North West Edinburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South East Edinburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South West Edinburgh Specialist teams e.g. Forensic (FAST), Mental Health (MIST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Service Lead<br><\/strong>Claire Matheson<br>0797 153 6675<br><a href=\"mailto:lucie.mcanespie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:claire.matheson2@nhs.scot\">claire.matheson2@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-nhsl-document-list\" data-folderid=\"1\" data-title=\"\" data-sort=\"1\">Loading &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) services are provided by NHS Lothian within each Health and Social Care Partnership and the Acute Division. 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