Nutritional assessment in elderly care

"We believe that improved patient outcomes and significant savings to the trust can be achieved, not only by ensuring that every patient has a MUST score documented, but that it is calculated correctly and the appropriate interventions are implemented."

Nutritional assessment in elderly care: a MUST!
M Frank, A Sivagnanaratnam, J Bernstein
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u204810.w2031

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Standards for food and drink in NHS hospitals

"The Panel recommends that all NHS hospitals should develop and maintain a food and 
drink strategy. This should include: 

• the nutrition and hydration needs of patients 
• healthier eating for the whole hospital community, especially staff 
• sustainable procurement of food and catering services" 

The Hospital Food Standards Panel’s report on standards for food and drink in NHS hospitals
Department of Health, Age UK
August 2014

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Nutrition education and leadership for improved clinical outcomes

"Whilst we will continue to focus on increasing nutrition awareness in hospitals to improve patient care and safety, we believe that knowledge is essential, but the addition of leadership, change management and communication skills are key to improving the sustainable delivery of optimal nutritional care."

Nutrition education and leadership for improved clinical outcomes: training and supporting junior doctors to run 'Nutrition Awareness Weeks' in three NHS hospitals across England
S Ray et al.
BMC Medical Education, 2014, 14:109

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Malnutrition matters: meeting quality standards in nutritional care

"This Toolkit will assist commissioners and providers to deliver high quality nutritional care across all care settings and meet national nutritional quality targets including those of the Care Quality Commission."

Malnutrition matters: meeting quality standards in nutritional care
A Brotherton, N Simmonds, M Stroud
British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
November 2012

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Producing synergy in collaborations

"This paper describes a Norwegian hospital’s nutrition innovation that enhanced collaboration across and within the hospital hierarchy."

Producing synergy in collaborations: a successful hospital innovation
L Corwin, JH Corbin, MB Mittelmark
The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, 2012, 17(1):5

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