The Royal College of Physicians has recently published guidance on supporting people
with eating and drinking difficulties. Although much of the advice in the guidance is sensible …

Abstract 'Risk feeding'policies, for when people continue to eat and drink despite a
perceived risk of choking or aspiration have become common in recent years. We argue that …

The dysphagia team is often faced with the dilemma of whether or not to let patients with
known aspiration feed orally. The criteria that assist professionals in their final decisions may …

Objective: Where swallowing difficulties are chronic or progressive, or a patient is palliative,
tube feeding is often not deemed appropriate. Instead, patients continue to eat and drink …

As a first step in developing a safer approach to risk feeding, I conducted a review of seven
patients on a ward for older people in an acute care hospital who were referred to speech …

Background Although modifying diets, by thickening liquids and modifying the texture of
foods, to reduce the risk of aspiration has become central to the current management of …

Managing one's dysphagia at the end-of-life is challenging for the patient and the medical
care team. Decisions surrounding oral feeding safety and the use of artificially administered …

Background care of patients with a permanently unsafe swallow who are inappropriate for
tube feeding is challenging. Eating and drinking with acknowledged risk (EDAR) may be an …

N urses are often confronted with the challenge of helping patients who have difficulty
swallowing. Whether the cause is mechanical or neurological, such patients are in danger of …

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