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NEWS

September 2024

Thanks to all the services who are already using ROOT we are starting to build a powerful dataset for the profession. We have been using the data to provide insights relating to awareness events, most recently for World Head and Neck Cancer Day. See our posts on X: https://x.com/RCSLTResearch/status/1817907764716331330

We are here to help with any issues and always want to hear your feedback: click the yellow ‘Leave Feedback’ button at the bottom of any page or email us on root@rcslt.org

Our next virtual drop-in will be held over Microsoft Teams on Thursday 26 September 1-2pm. Come along to this informal session to meet the team, find out more and ask any questions you may have.

About the RCSLT Online Outcome Tool (ROOT)

The ROOT supports speech and language therapists (SLTs) with collecting and collating Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs) (Enderby and John, 2015; 2019) and generating reports. The reports generated by the ROOT can be used by SLTs to inform clinical decision-making, drive quality improvement and demonstrate the impact of speech and language therapy. More information is provided below, or you can contact root@rcslt.org.

Therapy Outcome Measures for Rehabilitation Professionals

Pamela Enderby and Alexandra John

The Therapy Outcome Measure (TOM) allows professionals from many disciplines working in health, social care and education to describe the relative abilities and difficulties of a patient/client in the four domains of impairment, activity, participation and wellbeing in order to monitor changes over time. TOM has been rigorously tested for reliability and clinical validity. It is quick and simple to use, taking just a few minutes to complete, and is used for treatment planning, clinical management, audit and research. It allows for the aggregations of data so that comparisons can be made for the purposes of internal and external benchmarking.