Publicity and Awareness

Press Coverage

• Daily Telegraph 27^th February 2006
  'I feel my son has joined the human race'
  If you look at the Telegraph site, follow some of the related and interesting links about the changes in current thinking on Special Educational Needs.


• Ealing Gazette 10^thFebruary 2006
  Funding crisis leaves future of `miracle' centre in doubt
  Article featuring a child currently attending the Nuffield SLU


• Ealing Gazette 17^thFebruary 2006
  Save centre which is a help to many
  Plea by local resident who attended unit many years ago.


• Ealing Gazette 5^thMay 2006
  Speech unit battle goes to Commons


• Ealing Gazette 26^thMay 2006
  Hosptial steps back from centre closure


• Ealing Gazette 16^thJune 2006
  A health watchdog wants centre open



• The Sun Online April 2006
  Fight to save special unit

Media

• BBC London News February 2006
  A short news item about the possible closure of the Unit. Two parents were interviewed and pictures of the unit were shown.


• GMTV London News 26^thApril 2006
  Interview with Edward Davey MP about the campaign to save the Nuffield SLU

Parliamentary Activity

• An Early Day Motion submitted by Mr Edward Davey MP (Kingston).
  The text and signatories of this EDM (number 1822) can be found on the official Parliament web site.
  This EDM is still collecting sigatures !


• Adjournment Debate 25^th April 2006. This debate was sponsored by John Bercow MP, who asked questions of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health, Mr Liam Byrne.
  The full text can be read here or in Hansard.

Links to the campaign to save the Nuffield SLU

• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  Help save the Nuffield Speech and Language Unit


• Dyspraxia Foundation
  Ealing Speech and Language Unit under threat of closure !