Peter Just
@peterdjust.bsky.social
Views here my own.
Work: external affairs & influencing at the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Research: @expremiers.bsky.social
Work: external affairs & influencing at the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Research: @expremiers.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
❤️ Rocco checking out the people in the cocktail bar.
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
❤️ Rocco checking out the people in the cocktail bar.
🗣️ 'It is time to tear down those barriers.'
😊 Huge RCSLT thanks to @davidpintod.bsky.social for asking Keir Starmer at PMQs yesterday what the Government are doing to help people with speech disabilities and differences to get the support they need, so that their voices can be heard.
😊 Huge RCSLT thanks to @davidpintod.bsky.social for asking Keir Starmer at PMQs yesterday what the Government are doing to help people with speech disabilities and differences to get the support they need, so that their voices can be heard.
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
🗣️ 'It is time to tear down those barriers.'
😊 Huge RCSLT thanks to @davidpintod.bsky.social for asking Keir Starmer at PMQs yesterday what the Government are doing to help people with speech disabilities and differences to get the support they need, so that their voices can be heard.
😊 Huge RCSLT thanks to @davidpintod.bsky.social for asking Keir Starmer at PMQs yesterday what the Government are doing to help people with speech disabilities and differences to get the support they need, so that their voices can be heard.
📰 RCSLT responds to the UK Govt's plan to make schools more inclusive by design.
✅ We welcome the ambition.
❌ Physical spaces alone are not enough.
🚨 Schools need access to more speech and language therapists, working across the whole school.
🔽 See our full response below.
✅ We welcome the ambition.
❌ Physical spaces alone are not enough.
🚨 Schools need access to more speech and language therapists, working across the whole school.
🔽 See our full response below.
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
📰 RCSLT responds to the UK Govt's plan to make schools more inclusive by design.
✅ We welcome the ambition.
❌ Physical spaces alone are not enough.
🚨 Schools need access to more speech and language therapists, working across the whole school.
🔽 See our full response below.
✅ We welcome the ambition.
❌ Physical spaces alone are not enough.
🚨 Schools need access to more speech and language therapists, working across the whole school.
🔽 See our full response below.
🙏🏻 The first daffodil we've seen this year: a sign we've almost made it through.
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🙏🏻 The first daffodil we've seen this year: a sign we've almost made it through.
🙏🏻 The lesser-spotted blue sky, London, February 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 AM
🙏🏻 The lesser-spotted blue sky, London, February 2026.
🚨 Next up on the RCSLT's new briefings thread.
4️⃣ Early years and speech, language, and communication:
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4️⃣ Early years and speech, language, and communication:
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February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🚨 Next up on the RCSLT's new briefings thread.
4️⃣ Early years and speech, language, and communication:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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4️⃣ Early years and speech, language, and communication:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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📢 'We must stop treating speech and language support as optional.'
🚨 Check out this great article by Jen Craft MP (@thurrockjen.bsky.social), in which she says Govt should see more speech and language therapy, 'not as an expense but as an upfront investment'.
schoolsweek.co.uk/spending-on-...
🚨 Check out this great article by Jen Craft MP (@thurrockjen.bsky.social), in which she says Govt should see more speech and language therapy, 'not as an expense but as an upfront investment'.
schoolsweek.co.uk/spending-on-...
Why government must invest in speech and language therapy
We can't close the gap if we allow communication skills to go unmet at this alarming scale
schoolsweek.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
📢 'We must stop treating speech and language support as optional.'
🚨 Check out this great article by Jen Craft MP (@thurrockjen.bsky.social), in which she says Govt should see more speech and language therapy, 'not as an expense but as an upfront investment'.
schoolsweek.co.uk/spending-on-...
🚨 Check out this great article by Jen Craft MP (@thurrockjen.bsky.social), in which she says Govt should see more speech and language therapy, 'not as an expense but as an upfront investment'.
schoolsweek.co.uk/spending-on-...
💥 BREAKING NEWS!
✅The RCSLT welcomes the interim findings from the evaluation of the Department for Education's Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme.
📰 See our full response below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
✅The RCSLT welcomes the interim findings from the evaluation of the Department for Education's Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme.
📰 See our full response below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
RCSLT welcomes evaluation of Early Language Support for Every Child programme | RCSLT
www.rcslt.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM
💥 BREAKING NEWS!
✅The RCSLT welcomes the interim findings from the evaluation of the Department for Education's Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme.
📰 See our full response below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
✅The RCSLT welcomes the interim findings from the evaluation of the Department for Education's Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme.
📰 See our full response below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
🚨 Next up on the RCSLT's new briefings thread.
3️⃣ Justice and prison rehabilitation and speech and language therapy: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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3️⃣ Justice and prison rehabilitation and speech and language therapy: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:31 AM
🚨 Next up on the RCSLT's new briefings thread.
3️⃣ Justice and prison rehabilitation and speech and language therapy: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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3️⃣ Justice and prison rehabilitation and speech and language therapy: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:47 AM
🚨 The RCSLT welcomes this report on the First 1,000 Days.
😊 We're delighted it quotes our written evidence and Janet Cooper's oral evidence on our behalf (huge thanks, Janet).
📰 Check out our full response: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
😊 We're delighted it quotes our written evidence and Janet Cooper's oral evidence on our behalf (huge thanks, Janet).
📰 Check out our full response: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
Boost infants’ life chances with more Family Hubs, health visitors and new vaccines strategy, MPs tell Govt - Committees - UK Parliament
The UK has some of the worst health outcomes for young children in Europe. But a new report by the Health and Social Care Committee says that improving access to health visitors&nb...
committees.parliament.uk
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🚨 The RCSLT welcomes this report on the First 1,000 Days.
😊 We're delighted it quotes our written evidence and Janet Cooper's oral evidence on our behalf (huge thanks, Janet).
📰 Check out our full response: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
😊 We're delighted it quotes our written evidence and Janet Cooper's oral evidence on our behalf (huge thanks, Janet).
📰 Check out our full response: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
🚨 The Inclusive Parliament Coalition welcomes the House of Commons Modernisation Committee report.
✅ We are pleased with some recommendations.
❌ More needs to be done to make the UK Parliament accessible to signers and people with communication difference:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
✅ We are pleased with some recommendations.
❌ More needs to be done to make the UK Parliament accessible to signers and people with communication difference:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
January 22, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🚨 The Inclusive Parliament Coalition welcomes the House of Commons Modernisation Committee report.
✅ We are pleased with some recommendations.
❌ More needs to be done to make the UK Parliament accessible to signers and people with communication difference:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
✅ We are pleased with some recommendations.
❌ More needs to be done to make the UK Parliament accessible to signers and people with communication difference:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
🚨 Next up on the RCSLT's new briefings thread.
2️⃣ SEND and speech, language, and communication needs:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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2️⃣ SEND and speech, language, and communication needs:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM
🚨 Next up on the RCSLT's new briefings thread.
2️⃣ SEND and speech, language, and communication needs:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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2️⃣ SEND and speech, language, and communication needs:
rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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📢 New RCSLT briefings!
😊 The Policy and Public Affairs Team covering the UK Government and policy in England has produced a series of briefings on speech and language therapy.
1️⃣ The first is on stroke and speech and language therapy: rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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😊 The Policy and Public Affairs Team covering the UK Government and policy in England has produced a series of briefings on speech and language therapy.
1️⃣ The first is on stroke and speech and language therapy: rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
📢 New RCSLT briefings!
😊 The Policy and Public Affairs Team covering the UK Government and policy in England has produced a series of briefings on speech and language therapy.
1️⃣ The first is on stroke and speech and language therapy: rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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😊 The Policy and Public Affairs Team covering the UK Government and policy in England has produced a series of briefings on speech and language therapy.
1️⃣ The first is on stroke and speech and language therapy: rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
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🚨 Huge RCSLT thanks to @naht.org.uk for highlighting the need for more speech and language therapists in its response to the Department for Education's announcement of £200m investment in SEND training for education staff.
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www.naht.org.uk/News/Latest-...
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www.naht.org.uk/News/Latest-...
NAHT says SEND training must be just one part of package of reform and investment
Responding to the government's announcement of a £200m investment in SEND training for education staff over this Parliament, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “We ...
www.naht.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
🚨 Huge RCSLT thanks to @naht.org.uk for highlighting the need for more speech and language therapists in its response to the Department for Education's announcement of £200m investment in SEND training for education staff.
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www.naht.org.uk/News/Latest-...
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www.naht.org.uk/News/Latest-...
🚨 The RCSLT responds to the Home Office's Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy.
✅ We support the strategy's ambition to reduce violence against women and girls.
❌ We are very concerned it fails to reference communication support.
📰 Full story below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
✅ We support the strategy's ambition to reduce violence against women and girls.
❌ We are very concerned it fails to reference communication support.
📰 Full story below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
RCSLT warns new Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy fails to address communication barriers | RCSLT
www.rcslt.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
🚨 The RCSLT responds to the Home Office's Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy.
✅ We support the strategy's ambition to reduce violence against women and girls.
❌ We are very concerned it fails to reference communication support.
📰 Full story below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
✅ We support the strategy's ambition to reduce violence against women and girls.
❌ We are very concerned it fails to reference communication support.
📰 Full story below.
www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-w...
🤔 The Rocco and Peter question: which one exhausted the other?
January 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🤔 The Rocco and Peter question: which one exhausted the other?
😊 Big RCSLT thank you @benmaguiremp.bsky.social for asking about SLT in your constituency.
🚨 Good to see the Govt recognise the impact of long waits on people and their families.
📢 That's why we need to #InvestInSLT and the SLT Action Plan.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
🚨 Good to see the Govt recognise the impact of long waits on people and their families.
📢 That's why we need to #InvestInSLT and the SLT Action Plan.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
😊 Big RCSLT thank you @benmaguiremp.bsky.social for asking about SLT in your constituency.
🚨 Good to see the Govt recognise the impact of long waits on people and their families.
📢 That's why we need to #InvestInSLT and the SLT Action Plan.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
🚨 Good to see the Govt recognise the impact of long waits on people and their families.
📢 That's why we need to #InvestInSLT and the SLT Action Plan.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
📢 Calling all parents and carers in England.
🫵🏻🫵🏾🫵🏿 If you've not yet filled out the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social's survey, there's still time.
🔗 The link is below.
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90986013/...
🫵🏻🫵🏾🫵🏿 If you've not yet filled out the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social's survey, there's still time.
🔗 The link is below.
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90986013/...
Disabled Children's Partnership - Parent Carer Survey
survey.alchemer.eu
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
📢 Calling all parents and carers in England.
🫵🏻🫵🏾🫵🏿 If you've not yet filled out the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social's survey, there's still time.
🔗 The link is below.
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90986013/...
🫵🏻🫵🏾🫵🏿 If you've not yet filled out the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social's survey, there's still time.
🔗 The link is below.
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90986013/...
📢 Want to make your voice heard in the 'SEND reform national conversation' in England?
💻 You can do so here: consult.education.gov.uk/digital-comm...
🚨 You have 8 days left to respond.
⏰ Deadline: 14 January 2026.
🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 Thank you!
💻 You can do so here: consult.education.gov.uk/digital-comm...
🚨 You have 8 days left to respond.
⏰ Deadline: 14 January 2026.
🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 Thank you!
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
📢 Want to make your voice heard in the 'SEND reform national conversation' in England?
💻 You can do so here: consult.education.gov.uk/digital-comm...
🚨 You have 8 days left to respond.
⏰ Deadline: 14 January 2026.
🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 Thank you!
💻 You can do so here: consult.education.gov.uk/digital-comm...
🚨 You have 8 days left to respond.
⏰ Deadline: 14 January 2026.
🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 Thank you!
Reposted by Peter Just
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Happy to share this as a good start to a new year @lypftresearch.bsky.social @peterdjust.bsky.social @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social @hazelroddam.bsky.social @markjayes.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social @drjohnabaker.bsky.social
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Happy to share this as a good start to a new year @lypftresearch.bsky.social @peterdjust.bsky.social @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social @hazelroddam.bsky.social @markjayes.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social @drjohnabaker.bsky.social
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Patient Perspectives on Inpatient Mealtimes: Insights on Swallowing, Mental Wellbeing and Recovery
Although the prevalence of swallowing difficulties in adults with mental health conditions has been highlighted in research, the relationship between swallowing difficulties and psychosocial aspects ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
♥️🧡 Roma è sempre Roma.
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
♥️🧡 Roma è sempre Roma.
💥 Breaking news: RCSLT responds to Health and Social Care Select Committee's mental health report.
😊 We welcome its ambitions.
😞We are disappointed it fails to acknowledge the role of AHPs and SLTs in delivering mental health care.
▶️ See our response in full:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
😊 We welcome its ambitions.
😞We are disappointed it fails to acknowledge the role of AHPs and SLTs in delivering mental health care.
▶️ See our response in full:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
💥 Breaking news: RCSLT responds to Health and Social Care Select Committee's mental health report.
😊 We welcome its ambitions.
😞We are disappointed it fails to acknowledge the role of AHPs and SLTs in delivering mental health care.
▶️ See our response in full:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...
😊 We welcome its ambitions.
😞We are disappointed it fails to acknowledge the role of AHPs and SLTs in delivering mental health care.
▶️ See our response in full:
www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u...