{"id":430,"date":"2024-11-07T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/?page_id=430"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:28:22","slug":"eating-drinking-and-swallowing-eds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/eating-drinking-and-swallowing-eds\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (EDS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new pre-registration eating, drinking and swallowing competencies have been developed to ensure that learners are acquiring the same entry-level knowledge and skills of dysphagia, regardless of where they are undertaking their pre-registration education and training. Students graduating in 2026 onwards need to demonstrate this entry level knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you will find an example of the Pre-registration eating, drinking and swallowing competencies practice-based learning and a EDS competency service user journey flowchart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EDS-competency-examples-final-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of EDS competency examples final.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-83ee6304-2a13-465c-8968-18449ba8e395\" href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EDS-competency-examples-final-1.pdf\">EDS competency examples final<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EDS-competency-examples-final-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-83ee6304-2a13-465c-8968-18449ba8e395\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EDS-Competency-service-user-journey-flowchart-v4-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of EDS-Competency-service-user-journey-flowchart-v4.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b128cfb9-9fe7-46ef-b318-f9a7da80383a\" href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EDS-Competency-service-user-journey-flowchart-v4-1.pdf\">EDS-Competency-service-user-journey-flowchart-v4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/slt-clinical-placements\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EDS-Competency-service-user-journey-flowchart-v4-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b128cfb9-9fe7-46ef-b318-f9a7da80383a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These screencasts are to inform and support practice educators and students in the provision of EDS opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each student has an EDS live document, and PEs will be sent a link at the start of their placement so that an ongoing record can be shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also visit &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcslt.org\/learning\/pre-registration-eds-competencies\/pre-registration-eating-drinking-and-swallowing-competencies-competency-and-supporting-documents\/\">https:\/\/www.rcslt.org\/learning\/pre-registration-eds-competencies\/pre-registration-eating-drinking-and-swallowing-competencies-competency-and-supporting-documents\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EDS Mandatory Hours\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LG7OYG0CsGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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