Dysphagia services in the era of COVID-19: Are speech-language therapists essential?

WHAT IT FOUND

This article discusses the risks and benefits of continuing dysphagia assessments during the pandemic.

It argues for prioritising services but offers no new data or evidence to change clinical practice.

What this paper is

This is a theoretical discussion and argumentative piece regarding the prioritisation of dysphagia services for speech-language therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. It does not report original data, clinical trials, or patient outcomes. It discusses the risks of aerosol-generating procedures and the need for triaging patients, but offers no evidence base for these recommendations. There are no findings to act on clinically.

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