Malnutrition Awareness Week

Commencing 1st October How can you support Malnutrition Awareness week? One in ten people over the age of 65 are malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition. Despite these statistics, the majority of healthy eating messages focus on weight loss and obesity. The British...

Important update regarding ‘DNACPR’ Forms

Source: CCG’s As you may already be aware, the local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) have recently been working to update the local ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) policy forms in the community and Hospital trusts. Since the launch of the...

Sharing protocol for service providers

Source: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman In August, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman became a signatory to the ‘Emerging Concerns Protocol’. This enables health and social care regulators to share information that may indicate risks to people...