We had previously discussed this in the February and March meetings. During head and neck treatment it can become impossible to speak. It’s always an option to use bits of paper, but far better to use ‘text to speech’ software running on a tablet or phone. This has the benefit of storing often used phrases, and is also possible to use in a telephone conversation.
We agreed in the April meeting to go ahead and purchase a quantity of small sized tablets, and set them up with the necessary software to make them ready to use. Not everyone owns or is conversant with smartphones so this idea has many benefits.
Once the tablets are ready to go, it’s intended that the Specialist Nurses are able to dispense them as needed to affected patients to take home and use for as long as needed. I’ll update this story as the plan is put into effect.
