Short Breaks - Choking Toolkit

The choking toolkit is a yearly reporting excercise we must complete for Sheffield City Council. It is built with guidance from the Sheffield Speech and Language Therapy Team (SLT).

Toolkit Requirements

• A choking risk assessment completed for all clients

• Where clients are high risk, SALT plans are integrated into care plans

• All staff have Basic Life Support / Emergency First Aid at Work (BLS/EFAW) training

• All staff have, at a minimum, Dysphagia training - Level 2 according to the Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF)

Choking Toolkit Resources

These were initially shared to us by Sheffield City Council when introducing the choking toolkit requirements. These are available to all staff on the portal.

• Dysphagia eLearning (NHS)

• How to do CPR - Resuscitation Council UK

• Guidance on the Management of Dysphagia in Care Homes

SLT Referral

If you need to make a referral below are all the documents and instructions we have been given in order to do it properly. Please check the guidance first. Contact details are also available on the guidance document.

• Referral guidance for care homes

• Identifying signs of a swallowing difficulty chart

• SLT referral form

• SALT Log of eating/drinking difficulties