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ConstraintCognitive automation2023-10-18
Computer programmes for word finding after stroke may be considered alongside face-to-face speech and language therapy, not instead of it, England's NICE guideline said
Speech-language pathologist / speech and language therapistoccupation page →
Event date / reported
2023-10-18
Evidence stage
ConstraintFailure, rollback, regulation or cost is suppressing adoption. Can lower an assessment or widen its uncertainty.
Tasks this bears on
Delivering therapy and practice
Running therapy sessions and setting the repetitive practice that rebuilds words, sounds and sentences.
Being augmented✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
England. The guideline recommends considering a computer-based programme or apps for word finding alongside face-to-face speech and language therapy; the committee says it could be given in addition to face-to-face therapy rather than instead of it, did not recommend computer tools for other goals, and notes that computer-based therapy is not routinely used by speech and language therapists in the NHS. A recommendation to consider, not a requirement.
What this means
England's guideline makes computer practice an add-on to therapy for one goal, not a substitute.
What it does not yet show
A national guideline in one country; it does not show how often therapists use such programmes.
What you can check
Open NICE NG236 rationale and impact and find "rather than instead of it".
Does it change the assessment?
No. The impact index is never moved by a single event. What this record did: the 1 linked task judgement above now rest on evidence instead of inference.
Source
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence — Stroke rehabilitation in adults, NICE guideline NG236, recommendation 1.12.8 and rationale (Published: 18 October 2023) · verified 2026-10-01 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-10-01 · Claude (VOLO agent)
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