title: Identifying speech and language delay.
abstract: Publication of the Hall report has prompted many health authorities to cut back on the range of routine child health screening programmes. In some areas health visitors are playing a less central role in child health surveillance. James Law and Carrie Pollard argue the need for routine screening of all children for speech and language delay, and that health visitors--with more adequate specialist training--should carry out these checks. Problems may persist for many years if not tackled in the pre-school years, they warn.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pollard
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*