Our patients

Who we work with

We work with adults (18 and above) with acquired communication, voice or swallowing disorders, because of neurological or physical impairment:

• communication impairments including difficulty producing and using speech, or difficulty understanding or using language
• voice impairments including voice loss as a result of structural change or misuse
• swallowing impairments including difficulty with feeding, chewing or swallowing

Diagnosis

The majority of our clients have a diagnosis of:

• stroke
• brain injury
• progressive neurological condition such as motor neurone disease or Parkinson’s disease
• dementia (for swallowing only)
• cancer of the mouth or throat
• physical disability
• structural changes to anatomy e.g. pharyngeal pouch
• chronic medical conditions such as COPD, which may lead to swallowing difficulty.

Our clients live in Oxfordshire and need to be registered with an Oxfordshire GP.