Resources
Here you will find a wide range of resources and information to support and provide high quality care for people with dysphagia.
Choking
Food and Drink
- Your complete guide to dysphagia (lancashire.gov.uk)
- Adult BMI Chart
- Eating and Drinking Support plan template
- Malnutrition screening tool
- A Guide to the ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’) for Adults
- RCSLT Thickened-Fluids: Easy Read
- Fluidfood fact sheet BDA
- NHCT – A guide to eating a nourishing diet
- Use of Level 2 Mildly Thick Liquids for Adults
- Use of Level 3 Moderately Thick Liquids for Adults
- Use of Level 4 Extremely Thick Liquids for Adults
Healthy Breathing
- My care plan resources and guidance – Keeping my chest healthy (bdct.nhs.uk)
- Respiratory leaflet (scot.nhs.uk)
- Easy read checklist for chest infection risks (ics.nhs.uk)
- Complete routine immunisation schedule from 1 September 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Easy Read Checklist for Chest Infection Risks (ics.nhs.uk)
- Beat Asthma Home Page
- PowerPoint Presentation (bild.org.uk)
- Improving the respiratory health of adults with learning disabilities (rcni.com)
Indigestion and Acid Reflux (GORD)
Mouth Care
- Choking awareness book
- Dental appointment prompt cards
- Easy read oral care and tooth decay
- Easyread Filling-a-Tooth
- Easyread Looking after my teeth and gums
- Easyread Removing-a-Tooth
- Easyread Scale and Polish
- HEE Mouth Care poster links
- Mouth care carer advice and films
- NICE Oral health for adults in care homes
- NHS Team Smile - Oral Health
Unsafe Swallow Videos
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
Health Inequalities
What is an Unsafe Swallow?
Signs of an Unsafe Swallow
How to Manage an Unsafe Swallow
Modified Diets & Thickened Fluids
Managing a PEG and Swallowing Risks
Posture
- A5 Booklet (pamis.org.uk)
- Blogs and vlogs (nhs.scot)
- Postural care and people with learning disabilities: guidance (www.gov.uk)
- Body work: postural care for people with profound learning disabilities. | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (csp.org.uk)
- Postural care | Mencap
- Postural Care (bristol.ac.uk)
