title: Tackling undernutrition in older people from a regional perspective.
abstract: The aim of this article is to outline the issues of malnutrition in older people and national initiatives to effectively identify and treat undernutrition, concluding with a local example of how County Durham and Darlington is tackling undernutrition from a regional perspective through a service called Focus on Undernutrition.
authors.affiliation: Focus on Undernutrition, Nutrition and Dietetic Service, County Durham and Darlington Community Health Services. rachael.masters@nhs.net
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masters
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D006292:Health Priorities; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology