In 1947, Edith Whetnall established the Deafness Aid Clinic, one of the first clinics dedicated to deaf children, at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. In 1963, a grant from the Nuffield Foundation made it possible to establish the Nuffield Speech and Language Unit, of which Whetnall was made the first Director.
In 1947, Edith Whetnall initiated the Deafness Aid Clinic at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, one of the earliest clinics for deaf children. In 1963, a Nuffield Foundation grant facilitated the establishment of the Nuffield Speech and Language Unit, with Whetnall as its first director.