Elderly Patients

John MacDougall asked the Secretary of State for Health (28 November 2006: Column 558W) what steps her Department is taking to prevent malnutrition of older people in hospital.Andy Burnham: Preventing, and treating, malnutrition is complex and depends on good food, careful assessment and skilled clinical care. The better hospital food (BHF) programme has improved the…

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