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UK Malnutrition Awareness Week
14 -20th October 2019
Invitation to participate in a national survey of malnutrition and nutritional care during UK Malnutrition Awareness Week
“As part of UK Malnutrition Awareness Week 2019 (founded by the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) and the Malnutrition Task Force), we will be running a national malnutrition screening survey to help us understand more about the prevalence of malnutrition in adults and gain insights into the nutritional care they receive.
We would like to have as many people as possible across all health and social care settings (hospitals, care homes, mental health units, GP practices, domiciliary settings etc) to get involved during this week so we can get as big a survey as possible.
A simple electronic portal accessed via the BAPEN website and will allow you to quickly and easily input your data.
There are 5 steps to getting involved:
1. Register for access to the UK MAW screening portal so you are all ready to capture data during the week
2. Tell other colleagues about the week and encourage them to register too
3. Use ‘MUST’ to screen for malnutrition during UK MAW week from 14th – 20th October 2019
4. During the week enter your data into the portal, it is quick and simple to use and will do all the calculations of ‘MUST’ (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool), for you from the data you enter.
5. To find out about other UK MAW activities logon to the BAPEN website www.bapen.org.uk/malnutrition-undernutrition/combating-malnutrition/malnutrition-awareness-week
You can also follow BAPEN on twitter @BAPENUK and please also reference #MAW2019 in any tweets.”
Hopefully, you will be able to assist BAPEN in getting an accurate picture of malnutrition in the UK health and care sector during the week.
Public Sector Catering Expo – A new event dedicated to public sector caterers
The Public Sector Catering Expo is a new event for 2019 dedicated to caterers and chefs operating in the public sector and will run from 19 – 20 November.
The two-day event, taking place at the Telford International Centre, aims to bring together buyers, decision makers and influencers from across the entire industry.
There will be a major exhibition of suppliers, seminars, networking and live cooking demonstrations that will showcase the best of catering in schools, hospitals, universities, colleges, social care settings, prisons and the military.
The seminar programme will look at the key topics and issues affecting public sector catering including: health & nutrition; food costs & sourcing; allergens & labelling; mental health & wellbeing; recruitment & training; food & plastic waste; diet & menu trends.
The organiser, The Public Sector Magazine Managing Director, Andrew Archer says: “The Public Sector Catering Expo has been designed to create a unique event that brings together buyers, decision makers and influencers from across the entire industry.”
Click the link below for more information and to book free tickets
http://pscexpo.co.uk/?utm_source=CSC&utm_medium=Online&utm_campaign=PSCExpo19
Reducing urinary tract infections in care by improving hydration
Colleagues at the Oxford Patient Safety Collaborative have shared a link to their recent publication Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydration.
The aim of this quality improvement project, started in May 2016, was to reduce the incidence of UTIs by improving hydration with the ultimate aim of reducing UTI admissions to hospital by 5% from the previous year.
You can read the excellent article at:
http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmjoq-2018-000563
Nutrition and Hydration Week 2019
We will be sharing some of the amazing stories from Nutrition and Hydration Week 2019 over the coming weeks and months in our newsletters. Hopefully they will inspire you as much as they have as….
Colleagues at St. Georges Hospital NHS Trust have been regular supporters of Nutrition and Hydration Week and over the last few years have really used the week to raise awareness of the importance nutrition and hydration. We just loved this brilliant short video they produced for Nutrition and Hydration Week 2019 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOIwHlEZ6Z0&feature=youtu.be
From our friends at the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM)
Dave Lebert from the CSNM has shared some information on their student challenge:
