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More than 1,000 children locally on waiting list for speech and language therapy

Aug 18, 2022 12:48 By News Northern Sound
More than 1,000 children locally on waiting list for speech and language therapy
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2,442 children across Cavan and Monaghan are on therapy and psychology waiting lists.

Cavan-Monaghan is one of four regions where more than 1,000 children are on a waiting list for speech and language therapy.

While 1,140 children locally are "awaiting initial assessment" as of May, no children are on speech and language therapy waiting lists in neighbouring Sligo-Leitrim.

As of May, 2,442 children across Cavan and Monaghan are on therapy and psychology waiting lists.

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Of this, 1,140 are awaiting initial assessment for speech and language therapy.

However, there are no children on waiting lists for this in Sligo-Leitrim, Wicklow, or Dublin South East.

Meanwhile, 425 children in Cavan and Monaghan are waiting for psychology treatment, while 399 are "awaiting a first time assessment" for occupational therapy.

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478 local children are awaiting assessment for physiotherapy.

Of the 2,442 children across Cavan and Monaghan on waiting lists, 788 of them have been waiting for more than a year.

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