Following on from our webinar on ’Dysphagia – Optimising Nutritional Care’, we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the webinar. If you missed the live webinar, you can register to watch the recording.

GUIDELINES AND REPORTS

IDDSI Framework (2019). The IDDSI Framework provides a common terminology to describe food textures and drink thickness

Swallowing and eating (2013). NICE. Clinical Guidelines CG162

USEFUL RESOURCES

Malnutrition and Food First (2023). Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber NHS Trust.  Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) & ‘Food First’ Nutritional Action Planning

Ready, Steady, Blend (2022). British Dietetic Association (BDA). Videos demonstrating considerations around cooking up meals to the correct texture, nutrition & consistency for people who need softer foods

Dysphagia – Hard to Swallow. British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). 

Dysphagia Trained Dietitian? with Laura Clark RD (2021). Dietetics Digest. Podcast episode with Laura Clarke all about the role of a dysphagia practitioner

Dysphagia and eating, drinking and swallowing needs ​overviewRoyal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSCLT) (2023). 

Giving voice to people with swallowing difficulties. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSCLT) (2023). 

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WILTSHIRE FARM FOODS

Website

Softer Foods Range

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A Day in the Life (2023). Blog post highlighting the role of a dietitian within the company

@wiltsfarmfoods (Twitter), Wiltshire Farm Foods (LinkedIn)

BDA OLDER PERSONS SPECIALIST INTEREST GROUP (SIG)
SOCIAL MEDIA

@lauraclarke_rd (Twitter) and Laura Clarke (LinkedIn) for Laura Clarke (webinar speaker)

@AlisonSmithRD (Twitter) for Alison Smith (webinar chair)

 

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