National Survey of Malnutrition and Nutritional Care 2024

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National Survey of Malnutrition and Nutritional Care 2024

BAPEN News

National Survey of Malnutrition and Nutritional Care

1st – 30th November 2024

Calling all health care workers across all health & social care settings

This November, we will be running our national malnutrition screening survey to gather information on the prevalence of malnutrition in adults and gain insights into the nutritional care they receive.

We need as many people as possible across all health and social care settings (hospitals, care homes, mental health units, GP practices, patients’ own homes, etc.) to get involved with the survey to enable us to build an accurate picture of the state of malnutrition across the UK.

“As healthcare professionals, we play a critical role in identifying and addressing malnutrition and malnutrition risk. By participating in this screening survey, you will contribute valuable data that will help build a clearer picture of malnutrition prevalence across the UK. Crucially, to advocate for clinical nutrition we rely on data to highlight the scale of the issue, so your contributions are of great value to BAPEN and your patients.”

Dr Emily Walters, BAPEN’s Malnutrition Officer

From 1st November, a simple form will be accessible from this page on the website, from where you can easily input your data. We really need your help to make this a success so mark it in your diary, it’s a ‘MUST’!

Remember to add you email address to the form so we can share your local data with you and enter you for a potential prize for being a top regional screener.

Contribute to the screening survey here