Table 1.

Dysphagia Severity Rating Scale (DSRS).

Score	Fluids	Score	Diet	Score	Supervision
4	No oral fluids	4	Non oral feeding	4	No oral feeding
3	Pudding consistency	3	Puree	3	Therapeutic feeding (SALT/trained staff)
2	Custard consistency	2	Soft, moist diet	2	Feeding by third party (untrained)
1	Syrup consistency	1	Selected textures	1	Eating with supervision
0	Normal fluids	0	Normal	0	Eating independently

NB Mashed diet texture recommendations will be rated as for ‘puree’ diet texture.