Voice care
See also free voice care literature and UK Voice Clinics directory
Voice CENs (Clinical Excellence Networks)
Clinical Excellence Networks (or CENs as they are often known), are groups of Speech and Language Therapists local to a region, who share the same area of interest and expertise. They usually meet several times during the year to share knowledge and develop their skills through study days.
The British Voice Association has a reciprocal agreement with UK Voice CENs who circulate their members with information about Association events and provide the us with information about their study days. British Voice Association members interested in attending a Voice CEN event should contact the CEN organisers directly.
London Voice CEN
The London Voice CEN provides events that further the knowledge of speech and language therapists with a special interest in voice. Events are organised and run by a voluntary committee of SLTs with a passion for voice therapy. The CEN covers London and the south East but has members all over the country and welcomes people with an interest in voice from any area to our study days and webinar events. All contact made with this CEN should be via the following e-mail: londonvoicecen@outlook.com
Membership is waivered for 2021 but typically costs £25 per year (Jan to Dec) and entitles members to attend study days at a reduced cost or for free.
Our website contains the latest information of events and committee members: https://www.londonvoicecen.co.uk
Scottish Voice CEN
Chair – Georgina Parkinson: georgina.parkinson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk (currently on maternity leave)
Secretary – Clare Tarr: clare.tarr@nhs.net
Treasurer – Leigh Russell: leigh.russell@nhs.net
This CEN covers the whole of Scotland but welcomes any Voice Therapist to meetings.
Membership for the year remains £10. They aim to hold a minimum of 2 meetings a year.
North East Voice CEN
The North East Voice CEN covers the North East and Cumbria. Membership is £10 per year which includes attendance at CEN meetings and study days.
The committee consists of:
Chair – Jessica Alecks
Secretary – Caroline Ewers
Treasurer – Katy Jackson
Enquiries for the CEN should be sent to the following email address: voicecen-ne@outlook.com
Follow on Twitter: @NEVoicecen
North West Voice CEN
The North West Voice CEN provides online and in-person events in the North West of England, including in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales, and welcomes members from the North West and SLTs with an interest in Voice and voice therapy from any area. Membership is £10 per year to give you advance notice of events via email and discount from events.
Chair – Laura Hitchen: laura.hitchen@boltonft.nhs.uk
Secretary – Gemma Whitehead: gemma.whitehead7@nhs.net
Treasurer – Sally Dennis: sally.dennis2@nhs.net
Membership Secretary - Heather Harrison: heather.harrison8@nhs.net
Follow on Twitter: @northwestvoice1
South West Voice CEN
This CEN holds 1 to 2 study days a year, generally just south of Bristol. The majority of members are from the South West, but all meetings are open. Membership is currently £10, and entitles members to a discount on the study day. Previous study days include: "5 Voices for Teaching" and "Therapy for the Singing Voice".
Marianne Bos-Clark – (Chair): mbos-clark@nhs.net
Denise Clifford – (Secretary): denise.clifford@nhs.net
Rachel Nashed – Treasurer
Janet Savva – Committee Member
Lucy Smith – Committee Member
Trent Voice CEN
This CEN covers the areas of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire primarily but has members from all over the country at present and welcomes any Voice Therapist to meetings.
The committee comprises:
Elizabeth Rowe (Chair)
Rachael Hayton (Membership and Basecamp Secretary)
Helen Fracchia (Treasurer)
Anna White (Research)
Rachel Radford (New to Voice)
Please list our outlook email for contacts TrentvoiceCEN@outlook.com
Membership for the year remains £10. They hold a minimum of 2 meetings a year, plus run an annual "New to Voice" Study Day.