Malnutrition Action Group (MAG)

What is MAG?

MAG is the Malnutrition Action Group.

The Malnutrition Action Group has been set up to:

  • Raise the profile of malnutrition among healthcare professionals and in the media
  • Ensure that appropriate priority and action is given to the area by primary healthcare, GP’s and purchasers
  • Communicate the benefits of timely and appropriate use of nutritional supplements
  • Produce definitive guidelines for the management of malnutrition in the community
  • Work nationwide with key influential groups to promote standards of excellence in the treatment of malnutrition within each National Service Framework

Chair: Emily Walters, malnutrition@bapen.org.uk

The Malnutrition Action Group (MAG) is a Group of BAPEN and is registered with the Data Protection Act through the Charity.

Survey of malnutrition and nutritional care in adults 2021

Survey of Malnutrition and Nutritional Care in Adults from BAPEN’s Malnutrition Action Group

UK Malnutrition Awareness Week, October 2022

Published: October 2023

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Survey of malnutrition and nutritional care in adults 2022

Survey of Malnutrition and Nutritional Care in Adults from BAPEN’s Malnutrition Action Group

UK Malnutrition Awareness Week, October 2021

Published: September 2022

Download Report (PDF)