RCSLT April 2026 news: research opportunities at RCSLT; Invest in SLT; SEND; NHSE workforce plan: Welsh manifestos and more
From RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists by The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
April 17, 2026 · 13 min · Season 7 · Episode 6
About this episode
This episode features updates on research opportunities and policy discussions in the field of speech and language therapy.
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In our update this month we are joined by Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs and Amit Kulkarni, Head of Research and Outcomes. We cover: Research Champions Professional Network https://www.rcslt.org/members/research/research-networks/#section-2 Relaunch of registration for Clinical Academic Mentors scheme https://www.rcslt.org/members/research/research-networks/#section-3 Link between research and outcomes and decisi...
People in this episode
Guests: Derek Munn, Amit Kulkarni
Topics covered
- research opportunities
- speech and language therapy
- workforce planning
- SEND
- policy updates
Keywords
- RCSLT
- research
- speech and language therapy
- SEND
- NHSE workforce plan
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RCSLT, NHSE, Welsh manifestos
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