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Elderly ‘go hungry in hospital’

August 25th, 2008 · Post your comment (No Comments)

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Elderly people are going hungry in hospital because staff fail to ensure they are fed, a charity has said.

An Age Concern study of 110 English and Welsh NHS trusts found 43% did not run protected mealtimes – where non-urgent work stops to make sure patients eat.

Age Concern’s Patrick South said: “Tackling malnutrition should be a top priority for all NHS trusts.”

A Department of Health spokeswoman said: “We recognise that protected mealtimes are an issue.”

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