RCSLT professional standards

The RCSLT has developed a range of professional standards for SLTs to provide information that will contribute to decision-making and the delivery of high quality services.

These standards should inform decisions taken by commissioners of services, help to shape the expectations of clients, and support members of the profession related to appropriate models of care, ethical and legal issues, and clinical decision making.

Communicating Quality 3

To become certified RCSLT members, SLTs declare their adherence to the RCSLT publication Communicating Quality 3: RCSLT's guidance on best practice in service organisation and provision

The text sets out to:

• Inform members of the profession and their colleagues of current guidance and standards related to the organisation, provision and development of speech and language therapy services; as well as the staff systems that underpin such provision
• Inform the process of commissioning and purchasing of speech and language therapy services
• Inform users and their representatives of the standards they can expect speech and language therapy services to meet

All new certified RCSLT members will receive a copy of Communicating Quality 3.

Copies can be purchased for £39.99 (inc VAT) + P&P by contacting the RCSLT

CQ3 can also be downloaded for free for RCSLT members, you will need to login with your membership details first.

Further Information

Healthcare is developing and changing rapidly. Policy review forums have updated policies relating to dysphagia, independent practice, training and education issues.

These are available from the RCSLT information team. Tel: 020 7378 3012.

The RCSLT encourages SLTs to monitor the effectiveness of their practice through clinical audit, outcome measurement and clinical supervision, and to work in a framework of continuous quality improvement.

For resources relating to continuing professional development visit: http://www.rcslt.org/cpd/resources