Eating, drinking and swallowing is at the heart of our daily living. It’s more than just nourishment and hydration, it’s how we connect, comfort, socialise, celebrate... So when there are difficulties, it’s important to work together (and with the team around you) to find solutions. This might include:

• Providing dysphagia education for people to make informed decisions about their food and drinks.

• Modifying textures and consistencies to support safer swallowing.

• Developing specific oral skills to make eating and drinking more efficient.

• Supporting people who do not have a safe swallow to have a better quality of life with tastes, flavours and proper oral hygiene and care.