Managing Malnutrition for those with swallowing difficulties is difficult and complex for the patient and every member of their care team. It’s a problem which a team at Salford Royal Hospital, here in the UK, has been working to resolve with an e-Learning Package. It seems incredibly useful and so we invited Laura O’Shea, the AHP Lead for Speech...

The European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress is nearly here. Unfortunately, we can’t be there this year because of the success of our Slõ Milkshakes+, but if you can make it you should go. For those in the field of dysphagia, it is a must. The sessions are interesting, informative and give you an opportunity to see the latest developments...

How to cut SIP spending is a priority for all Healthcare Organizations around the world. They are useful and help supplement patient’s oral nutritional intake – but they cost a lot. Here in the UK the National Health Service spends over £300 million P/A on SIP Feeds.  We are a small Country. Others will be spending far more. Many will be trying...

Is a useful water protocol for those with dysphagia – difficulty swallowing – and needing thickener in their drinks to use vitamin enhanced water? It is a question that came to me looking at these “enhanced” water drinks in a supermarket. Dysphagia predisposes sufferers to a low nutritional intake and therefore low vitamin, mineral and electrolyte...

The ESSD are running another live stream webinar on Monday 5 September at 18:30 CEST (Central European Summer Time). The Title is: Swallowing after Laryngeal Cancer If you haven’t attended one of these before, we seriously recommend attending. For those in the field of dysphagia they a great resource for the latest clinical practice. Programme: 18:15...

To buy a tin of thickener, month in month out is expensive. A person with dysphagia must have thickener added all their drinks. That can be 4, 5 or 6 drinks  a day, every day. So whilst a tin is cheap the cumulative cost of using it makes it expensive. Slõ Drinks have already gone a long way to cutting the cost of making safer to swallow drinks. To...

Preparing good wholesome puree meals for those with dysphagia to a safe consistency, is time consuming, difficult and stressful for everyone. Here in the UK, Chris Gills’ Company has been a catering supplier of Special Diets for over 20 years and for the last 12 has been developing, refining and selling his puree range. These meals are all visually...

Slõ Drinks can be ordered by Wholesalers and their Specials Departments and NHS Organizations in England, Scotland and Wales. They are listed on all the systems they use BUT, some struggle to find them because they add a W to the end of Slo and as a result Slõ Drinks or Slõ Milkshakes won’t show up. So if you ever told Slõ Drinks can’t be found...

The European Society for Swallowing Disorders (http://www.myessd.org/) is holding a live stream webinar on Monday the 4th of July: How brain imaging has improved the understanding of dysphagia. The programme includes: • 18:15 Webinar opens with ESSD news • 18:30 Emilia Michou will present a case study • 18:50 Shaheen Hamdy is giving a lecture on...

As National Dysphagia Awareness month comes to an end, it’s important to remember dysphagia hasn’t. We are all specialists’ dealing with Dysphagia on a daily basis and have to remember for those that don’t, it may not seem important. That’s understandable. Many will be so focused on treating a primary condition they can miss or dismiss dysphagia,...

“Pre-thickened oral nutritional supplements taste sweet – sickly sweet in some cases. They can leave a metallic after-taste and because they are made with long life milk can taste artificial.” This is what we were told when we were developing Slõ Milkshakes+. Taste is one of the last factors to be considered when medicinal products are being...

As you know we Blogged before about Diane Wolff and her drive to improve the lives of those with dysphagia and their carers. She has now launched a new series of quick and easy ideas which are free to download. We’ve therefore asked her again to tell you a little bit about it. We hope it’s helpful. ~~~ “Quickies for Caregivers: The New Series...

Pre-thickened supplements are expensive. They cost a fortune in comparison to powdered supplements. But powdered supplements can’t be thickened safely with gum and starch based thickeners and can’t be used. Slõ Milkshakes+ were therefore created to overcome the problems thickening powdered supplements and are therefore the 1st powdered high calorie...

Taking medication is a daily reality for a growing number of people – but no one’s life should be dictated by it. For many, the only minor stress or inconvenience might be over a forgotten tablet or mislaid prescription, yet for those with swallowing disorders (dysphagia) the whole process can be overwhelming. What’s more, attempts to make it less...

June is National Dysphagia Awareness Month in the USA. But you don’t need to be in the USA to participate. The website www.swallowingdisorderfoundation.com has lots of ideas of how you can take part and run your own events wherever you are in the world. It’s an important event because clinicians, carers and doctors not dealing with it on a daily...

Syrup and nectar consistency or honey and custard consistency are the main terms used to describe the consistency of a drink someone with dysphagia should have. But are they safe enough? Someone may be better with a thin syrup/ nectar consistency. Someone else may be better with a very thick syrup/ nectar consistency. Fine tuning drinks in this...

“Those with dysphagia in Portugal like wine too!” That’s what a leading Speech Pathologist told us and so we amended our Slõ Wine sachets for his patients as you can see above. Some outside Slõ Drinks thought this wasn’t necessary. It would be easier to leave it in English and have a multilingual set of instructions. To us that isn’t good enough. Our...

A while ago, we published this post on a puree recipe book written by Diane Wolff. Since then, Diane has revised her book and made some additions. We think it’s a great book. Its useful for all those with dysphagia and their carers and so we’ve placed Diane’s press release below for you. Below you can read all about the book and her book...

We have started to sell Slõ Drinks in France. This is a remarkable achievement considering we have never visited. I believe it is as a direct result of our social media campaigns. Whilst the UK is our main market we live in a global community and dysphagia is a global issue. Through carefully planned, targeted and executed social media campaigns...

As we start to sell Slõ Drinks around the world we become increasingly aware that it is essential to be Culturally aware. For example, we have recently sent Slõ Drinks to a country which does not drink alcohol. As a result we felt it was important to respect its culture and have therefore produced a No Alcohol website where all references to our...