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A Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). Patients have to wait for a specialist clinic whilst they wait, they are unable to eat or drink and will have a feeding tube inserted, often an uncomfortable procedure. A FEES machine would enable the hospital to provide bedside support.
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Situation
Many people can develop swallowing difficulties as a result of conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, respiratory conditions and head and neck cancer. When they eat or drink they can experience coughing and/or choking . Patients are having to wait for a weekly clinic to be assessed, meaning they often are left unable to eat or drink whilst they wait, meaning patients must have a feeding tube to keep them alive.
Solution
By funding a FEES machine which is portable so our therapists can be trained to assess their patients without delay at their bedside. This would remove the need to send them for an x-ray and have a feeding tube. Patients’ well-being would improve and our therapists would be able to recommend appropriate treatment straight away.
