Dr Sam Burr
samburrslt.bsky.social
Dr Sam Burr
@samburrslt.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist and researcher.
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Chapter on Speech Sound Disorders by network members @drjoannecleland.bsky.social and @drhelenslt.bsky.social . Great intro for #SLP students
Dr Susan McCool's new book is now ready for pre-order (coming out November 13)! Designed for students and #NQPs, it also provides valuable insights for experienced #SLT and #SLP. For further details visit the website: tinyurl.com/238ejx45
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Today we were at the Karolinska Institute @ki.se to share our work with #SLPs from Stockholm! Thank you to Sofia Strombergsson for organising!

@cshcr.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What an opportunity! 🤩

✅ Develop your #SLT research curiosity, knowledge and skills

✅ Support to develop your own #SLT research career if you want to
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Are you passionate about early child speech sound development?

Look at our fully funded PhD studentship 👇

Launch your #healthresearch career at the Centre for Speech Hearing & Communication Research @cshcr.bsky.social #SLPs #SLTs #speech #AHPs #PhD #Research

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Fully-Funded PhD Studentship - Investigating speech outcomes in preterm-born children at Cardiff Metropolitan University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Fully-Funded PhD Studentship - Investigating speech outcomes in preterm-born children at Cardiff Metropolitan University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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On AHP Day, we’re proud to recognise the exceptional work of neonatal AHPs, who play an essential role in supporting babies and families throughout their care journey.

Find out more about the day and how AHPs shape BAPM resources> www.bapm.org/articles/all...
#AHPsDAY
October 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Good news- more #SSD research happening in the UK. This project will look at the feasibility of collecting a core outcomes set from children with speech sound disorders in Wales.
October 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
So excited to be able to progress this important work in collaboration with inspirational and passionate families, clinicians and researchers 🤩
October 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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@BSLTRU recently undertook a survey for the @RCSLT to evaluate their Professional Development Framework. We want to add some colour to the quantitative findings! Could you spare 30 mins or so to tell Sam how you have used it? Drop an email - samantha.harding@nbt.nhs.uk
May 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🔥Hot off the press from Claire Marcroft:

“Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up in the UK: a survey of current practice and future recommendations”

bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

@bapmofficial.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social #NHS #AHP #Neonatal #neurodevelopment
September 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Proud to represent @cshcr.bsky.social at @bapmofficial.bsky.social #BAPMtogether annual conference in Cardiff 🤩 Excellent conversations about roles of #SLTs and #AHPs in #Neurodevelopmental #FollowUp for #preterm born #children. Excellent #multidisciplinary conference embedded with #LivedExperience
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Great to see Nicoll Bell representing Royal College Of Speech and Language Therapists at #BAPMtogether conference 2025 🤩 #SLT #AHP
The BAPM Annual Conference 2025 is underway in Cardiff and online.
#BAPMtogether
September 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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We are recruiting!! Join #MISLToe_SSD and be part of the new study in Wales. This is an exciting project which is now in phase 2 with phase 3 in the planning stages. If you know about speech sound disorder and know about research, please apply.
jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Cardiff Metropolitan University: Research Fellow (Speech and Language Therapy)
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support the delivery of an exciting new Health and Care Research Wales funded research project in the field of children’s speech development and disord...
jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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#ialp2025 The motor speech sub committee needs diverse clinicians and researchers to complete a survey on current practice across languages, counties, settings and disorders #dysarthria #apraxia forms.office.com/e/fbcNmet5tG
August 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Looking forward to this with @drjoannecleland.bsky.social at #IALP2025!

I'll also be sharing updates from my @nihr.bsky.social funded work exploring #speech development in #preterm born children + HUGELY privileged to chair the final #SSD session 🤩 @cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social
Hello Malta! #IALP2025 kicks off tomorrow and we can’t wait!

Come along to the Child Speech Committee Session 15:45 on Tuesday for a fascinating panel on reaching consensus on #SSD description and assessment in #research and #practice 🤩

@drjoannecleland.bsky.social @samburrslt.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So excited about this! Phase 2 will pilot the #MISLToe_SSD protocol in #NHS #SLT services and explore feasibility of collecting COS data in routine practice - check out our website for more info www.nbt.nhs.uk/bristol-spee...
July 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There is still time to apply to join the @misltoessd.bsky.social team as we take forward Phase 2 of the study 🤩 ⬇️
July 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Important report from the NMAHPs Task and Finish group, commissioned by the Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research to address decline in clinical academic workforce.
www.ukri.org/publications...

Five key action areas identified
Essential reading for UK clinical academics
Clinical researchers in the UK: reversing the decline
These reports evaluate the current decline in clinical researchers, determines underlying causes and defines necessary actions across stakeholders at a national level.
www.ukri.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Proud of my girl today walking 10k for her 10th birthday for #WalkforWards2025 Raising money for Salisbury #NHS

salisburydistricthospitalstarsappeal.enthuse.com/pf/phoebe-burr
July 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sharon Baker presents work on speech and language surveillance in Wales

Learned Society of Wales ECR Colloquium @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @cshcr.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Delighted to be sharing @nihr.bsky.social funded work from my DSE award at the Learned Society of Wales #ECR Colloquium

@prosperstudy.bsky.social @cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @bristolcach.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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@misltoessd.bsky.social team are out and about today across 3 of the four nations of the UK. I'm at #CHCR2025 presenting the projects journey so far and the future direction and potential impact. @samburrslt.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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@nesltresearch.bsky.social symposium 2025 The brilliant Anna Burhouse from Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT on QI stressing the importance of teams (not the online space🙄) and people working together
July 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Job vacancy: Senior Research Associate, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol | trac.jobs
www.nhsjobs.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM