Nutrition

3
Recommendations
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Government Response
Accepted (3)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 2 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations
3 total
R28 Accepted
Vale of Leven Inquiry
Nutritional screening
Health Boards should ensure that all patients have their nutritional status screened on admission to a ward using a recognised nutritional screening tool.
- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R29 Accepted
Vale of Leven Inquiry
Patient weighing equipment
Health Boards should ensure that there is appropriate equipment in each ward to weigh all patients. Patients should be weighed on admission and at least weekly thereafter.
- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
F241 Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Provision of food and drink
The arrangements and best practice for providing food and drink to elderly patients require constant review, monitoring and implementation.
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
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