Court of Protection if not within a residential setting. Any professional has a responsibility to screen for the risk of choking where it is thought that a person may be at risk. A care plan must: person’s Clearly document all health care that is relevant for the person, such as an annual health or dental check and when and where the care should be sought. It must inform the care givers of what they must do to support the person in their care to visit the GP, dentist etc. Clearly reference any clinical guidelines and the people who have been consulted in developing the support plan around choking. The ideal is that where health professional guidance has been given relating specifically to Dysphagia, then the care plans that are in place are those of the health professional Document any medication or treatments prescribed to them. Some medications can have an impact on a swallowing functioning and it is person’s important that any changes are considered before a medication change. Any identified risks following a change in medication must be clearly documented within the care plan. person’s Be reviewed should any changes in medication occur. Clearly document any signs and symptoms of swallowing difficulties or dysphagia that may be relevant to an health care and condition, individual’s and that can assist care givers in identifying an emerging risk of, or change in risk of choking. Clearly document any risk to an individual due to them easting too fast or cramming food in to their mouth and how they should be supported Clearly document any risk due to Pica and how the individual is to be supported Document the likely prognosis for the individual deemed to be at increased risk of choking so that care givers will not make false assumptions which might place the individual at risk. Clearly document any consideration to the individual accessing the food of others and the risk and management around this Clearly document the high risk foods for a person and likely access to these Provide detailed contingency plans should emergency intervention be required. Detail first aid care that is appropriate to the person should choking or aspiration occur. This must take into account any wheelchair users or those who are cared for in a bed. Clearly state that the care giver must immediately notify emergency health care services, the GP and Local Authority of any choking incident that may have resulted in harm to the person or if the provision of care is suspected to have resulted in a choking incident. Include information about the mental capacity to be able to person’s understand their risk of choking and their ability to understand and agree to
Court of Protection if not within a residential setting. Any professional has a responsibility to screen for the risk of choking where it is thought that a person may be at risk. A person’s care plan must: Clearly document all health care that is relevant for the person, such as an annual health or dental check and when and where the care should be sought. It must inform the care givers of what they must do to support the person in their care to visit the GP, dentist etc. Clearly reference any clinical guidelines and the people who have been consulted in developing the support plan around choking. The ideal is that where health professional guidance has been given relating specifically to Dysphagia, then the care plans that are in place are those of the health professional Document any medication or treatments prescribed to them. Some medications can have an impact on a person’s swallowing functioning and it is important that any changes are considered before a medication change. Any identified risks following a change in medication must be clearly documented within the person’s care plan. Be reviewed should any changes in medication occur. Clearly document any signs and symptoms of swallowing difficulties or dysphagia that may be relevant to an individual’s health care and condition, and that can assist care givers in identifying an emerging risk of, or change in risk of choking. Clearly document any risk to an individual due to them easting too fast or cramming food in to their mouth and how they should be supported Clearly document any risk due to Pica and how the individual is to be supported Document the likely prognosis for the individual deemed to be at increased risk of choking so that care givers will not make false assumptions which might place the individual at risk. Clearly document any consideration to the individual accessing the food of others and the risk and management around this Clearly document the high risk foods for a person and likely access to these Provide detailed contingency plans should emergency intervention be required. Detail first aid care that is appropriate to the person should choking or aspiration occur. This must take into account any wheelchair users or those who are cared for in a bed. Clearly state that the care giver must immediately notify emergency health care services, the GP and Local Authority of any choking incident that may have resulted in harm to the person or if the provision of care is suspected to have resulted in a choking incident. Include information about the person’s mental capacity to be able to understand their risk of choking and their ability to understand and agree to