title: Measuring the quality of nutritional care.
abstract: Despite various campaigns and initiatives, and publication of numerous standards, malnutrition in healthcare settings often goes unrecognised and untreated. This negatively affects patients' experiences and outcomes, and has financial implications for the NHS. The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition has launched a new online tool that helps trusts measure the quality of the nutritional care they provide. This article describes the tool and explains its structure, how organisations and nurses can access and use it, and the benefits of implementing this resource as a routine part of clinical care.
authors: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, and British Association for Parenteral.
authors: Wendy-Ling
authors: WL
authors: Relph
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Malnutrition; care planning; nutrition; nutritional screening; quality improvement