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Last week we were at the UK IDDSI Festival, exhibiting alongside Care England and talking to more than 100 people about our good practice guide, Preventing choking deaths among people with learning disabilities. We came home with an award. The guide was voted Favourite Supplier, Product or Service by the people at the event. I genuinely wasn't expecting it. What makes it mean something is who voted. The people at IDDSI are the ones dealing with swallowing risk every day: spee

National guidance on preventing choking deaths among people with a learning disability launched in Parliament on 1 July 2026. Serious Risk Prevention, led by Emma Reeve, was part of the work and helps providers turn it into practice.

Crisis and turnaround in social care. Why the crisis itself rarely sinks a provider, what actually helps in the first 48 hours, and the thinking behind IBO.

Our piece for Care England, co-authored with Peter Kinsey of Iris Care Group, on why choking risk is rarely sudden — and how it can be prevented.

LeDeR has confirmed that the causes of death for hundreds of people with learning disabilities were recorded incorrectly, meaning avoidable deaths were underreported. The 2023 findings have now been updated (January 2026), and the picture is even more stark: around 4 in 10 deaths reviewed were classed as avoidable. This is exactly why prevention depends on getting the fundamentals right. If deaths are misclassified, patterns are missed. Learning is delayed. And families are l

Adult social care is still harming and killing people in ways that are predictable, preventable and prosecuted. These are not complex, once-in-a-generation freak events. And not “we couldn’t have known” events either. We are talking about repeat, known risks: • Choking during meals and fluids (dysphagia/ The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative). • Scalding and drowning in baths or showers. • Seizure-related deaths, including Sudden Unexpected Death in Epil

Who are Serious Risk Prevention? Serious Risk Prevention (SRP) is a UK‑based consultancy specialising in risk management for adult social care providers. Their work focuses on real‑world safety challenges that can lead to serious harm or death, not just ticking regulatory boxes, but ensuring that risk controls are effective in practice. At the helm of SRP is Emma Reeve, who brings over two decades of experience in adult social care, drawn from roles ranging from frontline car