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Promoting nutrition for older adult in-patients in NHS hospitals in Scotland
Author(s)C MacGillivray
Corporate AuthorNational Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Advisory Committee, Scottish Executive
PublisherScottish Executive, Edinburgh, 2002
Pages34 pp
SourceThe Stationery Office Bookshop, 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ. www.scotland.gov.uk
KeywordsNutrition ; In-patients ; Hospital services ; Nursing homes ; Standards of provision ; Scotland.
AnnotationThe aim of this report is to support change and promote nutrition as a key element of patient care, by providing professionals with practical guidance on how to implement the nutritional standards as set down in "Nursing homes Scotland core standards for nutritional care" (Scottish Executive Health Department, 1999). The report focuses on: pre-admission assessments and nutritional screening for patients aged 65+; the importance of recognising symptoms of malnutrition; menu design; patient choice; the roles of healthcare professionals in maintaining nutritional standards; and training programmes. Examples are included of good practice developed by individual Hospital Trusts. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020624226 B
ClassmarkCF: LF7: LD: LHB: 583: 9A

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