Katherine Farrow

Senior Clinical Services Lead for the Health and Wellbeing Hub at the University of Essex, MBA, and Clinical Lead for BCYP SEE Alliance

[Professor Victoria Joffe @vjoffe]

Attention Speech/Language Therapists with experience in acquired lang disorder. If this is you, then this is for YOU! Come work with us in our innovative Hub @EssexUni_HWCH @Uni_of_Essex @Prof_A_Bateman @kateharrall @Kfarrowslt -closing 23/9. Apply here: https://t.co/2RXHjg3VWD

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe He is such a cutie 🥰 look at that face 🐶 ❤️

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@EmmaPagnamenta @vjoffe @RCSLT @JiTitterington @Uni_of_Essex @RCSLTResearch @CSDRNetwork @StojanovikV This is awesome - congratulations @vjoffe 👏🏻 👏🏻 💕

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe Think you’ve got some fun coming - how beautiful are Oreo and Marly ❤️❤️😃

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe Just such a wonderful day! Thank u for coming!

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@SusanEbbels @SeanPert @RCSLT Lack of funding and capacity are massively driving the reduction in therapy. Not enough investment in SLT Services and SLT pipeline is inadequate. Recruitment is challenging and teams are trying to function with huge waiting lists and not enough staff

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

It’s Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day today as well as AHP Day - proud to be part of the AHP family and keen to raise awareness #AHPday #DLDAwarenessday. A Day in the Life: Katherine Farrow, Team Lead, Children’s SLT https://t.co/ij2bhw5ZOm

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe @HilaryLowe2 @uni_essexhealth @SLTsocietyEssex @SpeechmarkPub Ooo I could talk about it for hours - defo! Will pop over and see you soon - let me know when you’re around!

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe @HilaryLowe2 @uni_essexhealth @SLTsocietyEssex @SpeechmarkPub Ah that would be fabulous - MBA is complete so no longer a student sadly but can pop over to see you when you’ve got some time, will be lovely to catch up xx

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@HilaryLowe2 @TrishHicken @SpeechmarkPub @CityLCS @SecEd_Education @TeachSecondary This is fantastic @HilaryLowe2 so looking forward to using this with my caseload!

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

So happy to have submitted my dissertation. One more module and the MBA is complete ✔️🙌🏻🎉

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@WordAware @PhilippaWebb3 There’s a problem recruiting therapists even when funding is available - a pipeline problem for NHS workforce. Apprenticeship pathways are very welcome.

[Jess Morgan @drjessmorgan_]

My 6yr old had open heart surgery last year. As a paediatrician myself, stepping over onto the other side was hard.

5 things I learnt from being a parent on a paediatric ward.
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[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@SusanEbbels @RCSLT It really is heartbreaking. The therapy I was able to deliver when I qualified compared to service demands now, is so different. Difficult to consider evidence base when there are no real opportunities to monitor impact or offer enough sessions for full package of care.

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@solomon_teach It’s a system-wide failure along with huge numbers of referrals, backlog of appointments and impact of suspension of services following lockdown. Resilience amongst therapists at all time low leading to retention and recruitment issues. SLT is not the career it once was.

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe Feel better soon Vicky - you’re in good company, my hubby tested positive today too. Rest, sleep, hydrate and cuddle lovely Oreo xxx

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@TrishHicken Congratulations 👏🏻

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe @RCSLTResearch @uni_essexhealth @UoESLT @SSpencerSALT @Melaniespeechie @SieversRachel @madhani_nita Absolutely can’t wait - what a fab way to start the year!

[Katherine Farrow @Kfarrowslt]

@vjoffe They’re all good, thank you! All back under the same roof for a month or so, makes my heart glad! 💜 Hope you are keeping well? Sending love and festive cheer your way xx