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Reducing nutritional risk in hospital: the red tray

12 March 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Malnutrition in hospital is too common. During the patient’s stay, many factors influence their nutritional state. Several reports have drawn attention to...

Protecting mealtimes

01 September 2005

Nursing Management

Leadership

MANY PATIENTS in hospital are at risk from malnutrition, an often unrecognised complication that occurs when patients cannot eat or absorb adequate nutrients, and...

Improving nutritional support for adults in primary and secondary care

26 September 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

There has been serious concern about the nutritional care provided in some secondary and primary care settings. As a result, best practice, benchmarking initiatives...

Cook to order: meeting the nutritional needs of children with cancer in hospital

10 May 2009

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Malnutrition and cachexia are frequent consequences of childhood cancer and its treatment. Providing appetising hospital food in a timely, flexible way can help...

The nation’s diet: promoting healthy eating

11 August 2004

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article outlines the key findings of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (Henderson et al 2002, 2003a, 2003b, Ruston et al 2004) and illustrates the...

Keeping food local

17 July 2007

Nursing Standard

Campaign

Procuring NHS food from local producers can be cost effective and increase patient satisfaction by offering patients more choice and better food.

Meeting the nutritional needs of patients with dementia in hospital

19 July 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This is the third article in a series of five focusing on the needs of patients with dementia. It emphasises the importance of good nutritional intake for patients...

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