title: Using mealtime volunteers to support patients.
abstract: Malnutrition in a wide range of hospital patients continues to occur. Using a suggestion from Age UK, in 2010 volunteers were introduced to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital to support nursing staff at mealtimes. Feedback from nursing staff, patients and the volunteers on their introduction has been gathered to look at the impact they have had.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sneddon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control; D062407:Meals; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014838:Volunteers / Q000523:psychology