Eckman Samantha, Roe Justin
Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2005 Apr;11(4):179-81. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2005.11.4.28783.
Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are specialists in the management of communication and swallowing disorders (dysphagia); however, few are members of acute and community specialist palliative care teams in the UK. Although numbers of SLTs working in palliative care are increasing, there is a need for education and research to support service development and promote understanding of their role. This profile piece outlines what SLTs have to offer patients with palliative care needs and describes how their role in palliative care is increasing in the UK.
言语和语言治疗师（SLTs）是沟通和吞咽障碍（吞咽困难）管理方面的专家；然而，在英国，很少有言语和语言治疗师是急性和社区专科姑息治疗团队的成员。尽管从事姑息治疗的言语和语言治疗师数量在增加，但仍需要开展教育和研究，以支持服务发展并增进对其作用的理解。这篇简介文章概述了言语和语言治疗师能为有姑息治疗需求的患者提供什么，并描述了他们在英国姑息治疗中的作用是如何不断增强的。
