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Still hungry to be heard
— the scandal of people in later life becoming malnourished in hospital | | Corporate Author | Age Concern England - ACE; Age UK |
| Publisher | Age UK, London, [2010] |
| Pages | 25 pp |
| Source | Also available as download: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/documents/en-gb/for-profes... |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Meals services ; Feeding capacity ; Hospital services. |
| Annotation | In 2006, Age Concern England published 'Hungry to be heard: the scandal of malnourished older people in hospital', since when the campaign has continued to improve hospital mealtimes. Among successes are that 82% of NHS hospital trusts in England engaged with the campaign; and 354 hospitals are using campaign materials with staff and patients, to tackle malnutrition. This report. presents seven steps to end malnutrition in hospital. Step one: Hospital staff must listen to us, our relatives and our carers. Step two: All ward staff must become food-aware. Step three: Hospital staff must follow their own professional codes. Step four: We must be assessed for the signs or risk of malnourishment. Step five: Hospitals should introduce 'protected mealtimes'. Step six: Hospitals should implement a 'red tray' system (to recognise those who need extra help at mealtimes). Step seven: Hospitals should use trained volunteers where appropriate. The report also asks Government to introduce compulsory monitoring of malnutrition. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-160726001 B |
| Classmark | CF: NR: CA4: LD |
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