A BALSALL Common campaigner is calling on the Prime Minister to make good on the Government’s pledge to publish a speech and language therapy action plan.
Mikey Akers, founder of Mikey’s Wish Foundation, and representatives from the Invest in Speech and Language Therapy campaign team handed in a letter to Sir Keir Starmer calling for urgent action to improve access to speech and language therapy for people of all ages: babies, children and young people, and adults.
The letter, coordinated by Mikey’s Wish Foundation and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, is signed by members of the campaign team and over 50 charities and organisations.
Mikey said: “I am very grateful to all the organisations and individuals who have urged the Prime Minister to act.
“He is uniquely placed to ensure that the speech and language therapy action plan is published.
“So, we are urging him to help tear down the barriers to opportunity that too many people of all ages with communication and/or swallowing needs and their families face.”
The letter calls on the Prime Minister to ensure the promised speech and language therapy action plan is published.
The letter highlights how the action is needed more than ever, not just to deliver the government’s plans for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), but also to guarantee that children and young people with the most complex needs who require specialised or intensive speech and language therapy will have access to timely, evidence-based intervention.
