Welcome to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare's Speech & Language Therapy (East) Team's Nursing and Care Home Swallow Resource.
These pages and e-referral should only be used by those nursing and care homes whose residents are registered to these listed GP surgeries.
These pages are designed to support you with managing concerns you may have with your residents eating, drinking and swallowing.
Follow these steps for managing dysphagia (swallowing difficulties):
Referrals to speech and language therapy can be made by contacting single point of access (SPA) on 0300 300 2011 or via the e-referral page.
List of Pages
- IDDSI International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI)
- Nutricia Training Academy (free online courses about dysphagia, managing certain client groups with dysphagia and preparing meals and drinks)
- Alzheimer’s Society - Eating and Drinking
If you need to get in touch with one of our team please use this form: Contact Us. Please give us as much detail as possible, and remember this is not an e-referral form.
