Dr Sam Burr

Research, impact and leadership in speech and language therapy in Wales Professor Yvonne Wren is a Professor of Speech and Language Therapy at Cardiff Metropolitan University and a Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leader. Her work focuses on speech, language...

HCRW has published a profile on @yvonnewren.bsky.social. Click the link to read more about Yvonne and her research.
healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/r...

📣 We are inviting #parents of #preterm born children in #Wales to join our Expert Parent Group and guide #research to improve #speech #outcomes for preterm born #children! 📣

🙏 Please share with your networks and friends :)

Maximising the Impact of Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorder (The MISLToe‐SSD) Study: Developing a Core Outcome Set (COS) for Routine Data Collection From UK NHS Speech and Language Therapy Services Background Children with speech sound disorder (SSD) are at risk of long-term adverse consequences if appropriate intervention is not provided in a timely way. Although there are interventions of pr...

Today is a key turning point in the @misltoessd.bsky.social study-publication of our Core Outcome Set.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks @samburrslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social and all made this happen. Roll on phase 2!

Very happy to share a link to the latest @misltoessd.bsky.social publication with @samburrslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social
The MISLToe_SSD Core Outcome Set (COS) for UK SLT Routine Data Collection
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

After the Neonatal Unit: Lasting impact of prematurity

Missed our World Prematurity Day webinar? The recording is now available!
Learn how we can better support families & improve long-term outcomes for preterm babies.
👉 www.bapm.org/resources/we...

Chapter on Speech Sound Disorders by network members @drjoannecleland.bsky.social and @drhelenslt.bsky.social . Great intro for #SLP students

Really enjoyed this today - some fantastic discussions!
@yvonnewren.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social

What an opportunity! 🤩

✅ Develop your #SLT research curiosity, knowledge and skills

✅ Support to develop your own #SLT research career if you want to

Fully-Funded PhD Studentship - Investigating speech outcomes in preterm-born children at Cardiff Metropolitan University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Fully-Funded PhD Studentship - Investigating speech outcomes in preterm-born children at Cardiff Metropolitan University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Are you passionate about early child speech sound development?

Look at our fully funded PhD studentship 👇

Launch your #healthresearch career at the Centre for Speech Hearing & Communication Research @cshcr.bsky.social #SLPs #SLTs #speech #AHPs #PhD #Research

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

On AHP Day, we’re proud to recognise the exceptional work of neonatal AHPs, who play an essential role in supporting babies and families throughout their care journey.

Find out more about the day and how AHPs shape BAPM resources> www.bapm.org/articles/all...
#AHPsDAY

#dorn #dorsetoppotunitiesinresearchnetworkplus | Dr Lindsay Welch Launching #DORN+ #DorsetOppotunitiesinResearchNetworkPlus Collective initiative with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Dorset County Ho...

@drswgo.bsky.social spotted this on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-lin... #Research @bournemouthuni.bsky.social

Good news- more #SSD research happening in the UK. This project will look at the feasibility of collecting a core outcomes set from children with speech sound disorders in Wales.

So excited to be able to progress this important work in collaboration with inspirational and passionate families, clinicians and researchers 🤩

Fantastic news! @yvonnewren.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social

@BSLTRU recently undertook a survey for the @RCSLT to evaluate their Professional Development Framework. We want to add some colour to the quantitative findings! Could you spare 30 mins or so to tell Sam how you have used it? Drop an email - samantha.harding@nbt.nhs.uk

🔥Hot off the press from Claire Marcroft:

“Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up in the UK: a survey of current practice and future recommendations”

bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

@bapmofficial.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social #NHS #AHP #Neonatal #neurodevelopment

Proud to represent @cshcr.bsky.social at @bapmofficial.bsky.social #BAPMtogether annual conference in Cardiff 🤩 Excellent conversations about roles of #SLTs and #AHPs in #Neurodevelopmental #FollowUp for #preterm born #children. Excellent #multidisciplinary conference embedded with #LivedExperience

Great to see Nicoll Bell representing Royal College Of Speech and Language Therapists at #BAPMtogether conference 2025 🤩 #SLT #AHP

Job Opportunity at Cardiff Metropolitan University: Research Fellow (Speech and Language Therapy) We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support the delivery of an exciting new Health and Care Research Wales funded research project in the field of children’s speech development and disord...

We are recruiting!! Join #MISLToe_SSD and be part of the new study in Wales. This is an exciting project which is now in phase 2 with phase 3 in the planning stages. If you know about speech sound disorder and know about research, please apply.
jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

#ialp2025 The motor speech sub committee needs diverse clinicians and researchers to complete a survey on current practice across languages, counties, settings and disorders #dysarthria #apraxia forms.office.com/e/fbcNmet5tG

@drhelenslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social @cshcr.bsky.social @bristolcach.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Looking forward to this with @drjoannecleland.bsky.social at #IALP2025!

I'll also be sharing updates from my @nihr.bsky.social funded work exploring #speech development in #preterm born children + HUGELY privileged to chair the final #SSD session 🤩 @cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social

So excited about this! Phase 2 will pilot the #MISLToe_SSD protocol in #NHS #SLT services and explore feasibility of collecting COS data in routine practice - check out our website for more info www.nbt.nhs.uk/bristol-spee...

There is still time to apply to join the @misltoessd.bsky.social team as we take forward Phase 2 of the study 🤩 ⬇️

Clinical researchers in the UK: reversing the decline These reports evaluate the current decline in clinical researchers, determines underlying causes and defines necessary actions across stakeholders at a national level.

Important report from the NMAHPs Task and Finish group, commissioned by the Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research to address decline in clinical academic workforce.
www.ukri.org/publications...

Five key action areas identified
Essential reading for UK clinical academics

Proud of my girl today walking 10k for her 10th birthday for #WalkforWards2025 Raising money for Salisbury #NHS

salisburydistricthospitalstarsappeal.enthuse.com/pf/phoebe-burr

Sharon Baker presents work on speech and language surveillance in Wales

Learned Society of Wales ECR Colloquium @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @cshcr.bsky.social

Delighted to be sharing @nihr.bsky.social funded work from my DSE award at the Learned Society of Wales #ECR Colloquium

@prosperstudy.bsky.social @cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @bristolcach.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social

@misltoessd.bsky.social team are out and about today across 3 of the four nations of the UK. I'm at #CHCR2025 presenting the projects journey so far and the future direction and potential impact. @samburrslt.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social

@nesltresearch.bsky.social symposium 2025 The brilliant Anna Burhouse from Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT on QI stressing the importance of teams (not the online space🙄) and people working together