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that speech pathologists manage. Further, it is anticipated
that this protocol will have high translatability and, as such,
has the potential to be integrated and adapted across
other speech pathology workplaces to enhance patient
outcomes, both nationally and internationally. Already,
the protocol has generated significant interest from other
hospital sites throughout Australia. This protocol represents
a “beginning” and it will be further modified in response
to patient, staff, and organisational responses. As Ely et
al. (2001, p. 454) have stated, “Clinical practice protocols
should not represent rigid rules but, rather, guides to patient
care. Moreover, the protocols may evolve over time as
clinical and institutional experience with them increases”.
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