About us

By telephone:
– 01423 553122 (Harrogate District Hospital)
– 01423 542490 (Hambleton and Richmondshire)

By email:
– [email protected]

Visit us:

We support children and young people with speech, language, communication and eating, drinking, and swallowing needs (dysphagia).

We help children and young people from birth to 18 years (19 years with an EHCP). We can support those with a GP within the Harrogate and District Foundation Trust footprint. This includes Harrogate and District and Hambleton and Richmondshire. If you are unsure if we cover your area, please contact us.

We work with families, carers, educational settings to help children and young people communicate, eat and drink safely, and reach their full potential.

We are committed to multi-disciplinary and collaborative working to support the child or young person and their families. We may work alongside:

We also work alongside specialist services including:

• Barnsley Assistive Technology Team
• Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service
• Leeds Cleft Lip and Palate Service
• Newcastle Cleft Lip and Palate Services
• Leeds Videofluoroscopy
• South Tees Videofluoroscopy

Thinking of becoming a Speech and Language Therapist?

Become a Speech and Language Therapist provides useful information on a starting a career in Speech and Language Therapy from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Volunteering roles within the hospital can be found here.

We do not currently have availability for volunteering or shadowing therapists within our service.