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The NHS and care services are fuelling malnutrition by settling for "inadequate standards" that are putting patients - especially the elderly - in danger, a leading nutritionist has said.
Professor Marinos Elia said the condition continued to be under-detected and under-treated even though it affected more than three million people in Britain and cost an estimated ?13 billion per year to deal with.
Adequate nourishment in hospitals and care homes is a major issue following the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal with the Government pledging to raise standards of care - including ensuring that patients receive adequate food and fluids.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/u...s-nutrition-guidelines-issued-91466-33082453/
Professor Marinos Elia said the condition continued to be under-detected and under-treated even though it affected more than three million people in Britain and cost an estimated ?13 billion per year to deal with.
Adequate nourishment in hospitals and care homes is a major issue following the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal with the Government pledging to raise standards of care - including ensuring that patients receive adequate food and fluids.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/u...s-nutrition-guidelines-issued-91466-33082453/