Mealtime Matters

IDDSI Texture Leaflets

IDDSI 3	What is IDDSI?	IDDSI 4
IDDSI 5	IDDSI 6	IDDSI 7

 

Easy Read Leaflets
Eating and drinking checklist	Safer mealtimes	Heartburn and Reflux

 

Other Leaflets

What is dysphagia?	Aspiration and Choking	Signs and Symptoms of swallowing difficulties
Role of an SLT	Eating and drinking checklist	Important information
What to expect from an SLT assessment	What we expect from you	Presentation of food
Specialist Equipment	Positioning in chair	Positioning in bed
Heartburn and Reflux	Making High Risk Foods Safer	Food boosting for pureed diet

Dysphagia Training for services supporting adults with a Learning Disability

In line with the: “Eating, Drinking, Swallowing Competency Framework” (EDSCF)

Who can access our training?

• Family carers
• Paid support workers
• Professionals

What is our training offer?

We have provided training via our website. You can access the training below.

We will support Level 3 Dysphagia Champions through quarterly online webinars and Q&A sessions.

For further resources, please see above. You can also connect with us on Facebook.

 

For a management-appointed “Dysphagia Champion”

Responsibilities:

• Ensures all support workers in a provision have up to date and relevant training
• Attendance at quarterly online support sessions with SLT

Resources:

• Dysphagia Training Audit Pack
• Ethical and Legal Considerations Training Presentation
• The normal swallow and what can go wrong workbook answers

For support workers, carers and family

Responsibilities:

• Training can be completed in your own time and renewed annually.
• Evidencing and keeping record of completion of e-learning.

Learning Resources:

• The normal swallow and what can go wrong video
• The normal swallow and what can go wrong workbook
• Following eating and drinking guidelines
• IDDSI
• Oral Health

• Thickening drinks – Contact Gail Summers for online webinar

• Ethical and legal considerations - for Level Threes to facilitate in group or individual settings

For everyone

Learning:

• What is dysphagia video
• RCSLT factsheet