The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
International dysphagia diet standardisation initiative
A new world-wide framework is set to help Lanarkshire patients with dysphagia following the launch of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) across Lanarkshire.
IDDSI is the new way of describing the texture and thickness of food and fluids for those with dysphagia to have a textured modified diet.
For further information, visit: http://firstport2/staff-support/international-dysphagia-diet-standardisation-initiative/default.aspx
You can also email IDDSIForum@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or contact your local speech and language therapy team.
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