Role models
Author: Peter Jones
Magazine issue: Summer 09
Page numbers: 15-17
Date: 31 May 2009
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People with learning disability and dysphagia need specialist support and advice to ensure safe eating and drinking and optimal communication – but who is best placed to provide what? Since 1999, the multidisciplinary service provided by staff in North West Wales has evolved significantly, with a corresponding shift in roles. There is now an integrated care pathway, and learning disability nurses with specialist training coordinate the dysphagia management process. Speech and language therapists meanwhile focus on the communication aspects of dysphagia management. Peter Jones charts the team’s journey over the years, highlights the importance of safe practice and discusses future plans for training and acute and paediatric services.
