Improving nutritional support for adults in primary and secondary care.
There has been serious concern about the nutritional care provided in some secondary and primary care settings. As a result, best practice, benchmarking initiatives and nutritional guidance have been issued by government and non-government agencies. This article helps nurses to synthesise these initiatives and improve their knowledge of nutritional care.
Cartwright
Andrea
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Basildon University Hospital, Basildon, Essex. Andrea.Cartwright@btuh.nhs.uk
D000328:Adult; D019985:Benchmarking; D015984:Causality; D004046:Dietetics / Q000592:standards; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008612:Menu Planning / Q000592:standards; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom