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April 2025

New TOM scales available. The ROOT has been updated in line with the new Therapy Outcome Measure Handbook (2025). Read more about the developments here. Members entering data directly into the ROOT will also notice that we've refreshed some of the screens as part of this most recent update. As always, we welcome your feedback, and encourage you to get in touch if you need any assistance: root@rcslt.org

Our recent event ROOT to the Future: Celebrating success, Driving Change and Inspiring Innovation was a wonderful day filled with learning, sharing ideas and networking for ROOT users. Please see our publications, resources and useful links page to view the work presented on the day.

Do you use TOMs accompanying scales? If so, please complete this brief survey to help give RCSLT and the authors an impression of who is using which scales.

Come along to our next drop in. These are a great way to meet the team and learn more about the ROOT. We will be on hand to answer any questions you may have whether you’re early on in your ROOT journey or wondering how to get the most out of your data. Our next ROOT drop-in session on Teams is on Tuesday 29 April 1-2pm.

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.