Education Resources
Background to Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)
Within the following pages you will find a wide range of information to help people who suffer from dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), with a special focus on the issues surrounding how to take medicines. We hope that you find this information helpful. To help us provide you with the most relevant level of information, please go to the appropriate pages by clicking on the links below.
General Public, Patients & Carers
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Rosemont's Services
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Rosemont are dedicated to developing and sharing knowledge with the different members of the healthcare community. We encourage and support the principles of best practice within the medical world and is dedicated to supplying medicine management education, support materials and training to help professionals to achieve this.
Our education initiatives for health professionals include training days, video meetings, Medication Management In The Elderly booklet and Swallowing Difficulties protocol. We offer a full range of educational services supported by a knowledgeable and dedicated sales force and a free medical help line.
Integrated Learning for Professionals
In the last 3 years we have trained over 25,000 Healthcare Professionals and published numerous clinical papers and a "Special Request" pharmacist newsletter. Rosemont also offer a range of educational material for Pharmacists to present to customers including patient information leaflets and prescription bag leaflets.
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- Consensus Guideline on Swallowing Difficulties
Guidelines for the management of medication for adults with swallowing difficulties. Drawn up by a Guideline Working Party headed by David Wright.
- Education Support for Healthcare Professionals
Two-sided leavepiece describing Rosemont's dedication to educational initiatives and the scope of education support and resources that are available for patients and GPs.
- General Information for Healthcare Professionals
Booklet describes the issues surrounding dysphagia and Rosemont's key offerings. It explains the prevalence of dysphagia within the community, why Rosemont are specialists in liquid medicines and outlines the range of educational initiatives available for healthcare professionals.
- Incidence of Dysphagia
Two-sided leavepiece describing the issues surrounding dysphagia, the prevalence of dysphagia in the community and the legal implications for healthcare professionals.
- Manufacturing Unit Information
Easy-to-use leavepiece describing Rosemont's role as suppliers of liquid medicine. The piece explains how Rosemont's Specials are made and the long-term benefits of using Rosemont's liquid medicines rather than "in-house" prepared medicines.
- New Pharmacy Contract Support
Two-sided leavepiece describing Rosemont's support for the New Pharmacy Contract and highlighting the wide scope of Rosemont's services.
- Newsletter
"Special request": Rosemont newsletter reminding people of prevalence and issues surrounding dysphagia as well as providing information on Rosemont's services.
- Oral Liquid Formulary
DESCRIPTION Oral Liquid Formulary
- Paediatric Guidelines (FULL)
New Guidelines launched to help make the prescribing and dispensing of unlicensed medicines safer for children. The guidelines were drafted by a Working Party chaired by Steve Tomlin.
- Paediatric Guidelines (Summary)
Summary version of the Paediatric Guidelines
- Patient Information Poster
"If your medicine is difficult to swallow there is an alternative solution". Poster designed to be placed in GP surgeries to encourage patients to talk to their doctor if they are experiencing difficulties swallowing their medicine.
- Patient Leaflet
'Effective medication doesn't have to stick in people's throats.' Leaflet explaining swallowing difficulties and the issues that surround them.
- Prescription Bag Leaflet
Leaflet designed for pharmacists to pass on to patients that highlights the need to tell their doctor, nurse or pharmacist if they are having difficulty swallowing solid medications.
- Swallowing Difficulties Protocol
A protocol, designed by Dr David Wright, which provides nurses and carers with details of the correct procedures to follow when treating a patient with swallowing difficulties. It includes a list of medications that should never be crushed or opened and easy-to-use flow charts to help carers determine the optimum dosage forms for residents or patients with a PEG or PEJ tube.
- Tablet Crushing - The Professional's View
Two-sided leavepiece outlining the professionals' views on the implications of tablet crushing and an outline of Rosemont's key offerings. It features a series of informative statements from leading healthcare organisations.