title: Malnutrition needs identifying in the community.
abstract: A recent survey found that in the UK, more than one in three adults are malnourished on admission to hospital or care homes, and one in five are malnourished on admission to mental health units. The Nutrition Screening Week report supported by the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition was conducted to establish the prevalence of malnutrition in the UK. Data was collected from hospitals, care homes and mental health units. Empowering healthcare staff to recognise existing skills they have in this area and ensuring reporting mechanisms are used and followed up may help to tackle malnutrition in individuals.
authors.affiliation: Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology