BAPEN publishes its Annual Malnutrition and Nutritional Care Survey Report 2023

BAPEN is The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

“BAPEN has today published its report of the 2023 Annual Malnutrition Nutritional Care Survey, detailing findings from the screening of 2,250 adults from across the UK.

The annual survey allows BAPEN to develop a full picture of the prevalence of malnutrition and the different nutritional care interventions implemented in various settings across the four nations. By repeating the survey annually, we’re able to identify patterns and trends that can help us refine our focus moving forwards.

The 2023 survey found the highest rate of adults at risk of malnutrition since the survey’s commencement, at 48% of all those screened. 42% of those screened in care homes were at risk of malnutrition, increasing to 47% of those screened in hospital, and further still to 49% for patients at home. The highest prevalence of individuals at risk of malnutrition was in those with gastrointestinal conditions, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, COVID-19 and those with trauma and orthopaedic conditions. Furthermore, nutritional care plans were only present in just over half of the patients surveyed.

To read the report in full, follow this link: https://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/repor...of-malnutrition-and-nutritional-care-2023.pdf

This year’s survey is now open!
It’s now more important than ever to contribute to the 2024 survey. We encourage you to participate to help further develop our understanding of malnutrition risk in the UK, and provide us with the necessary data to advocate for improvements in patient care and outcomes. Contribute here: https://bit.ly/scr33ning.”

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@Jonathan Edwards does this organisation seem worth influencing?

 

The Norwegian dietitian's association has provided support for providing nutritional support for pwME at least (in the hearing for our in-progress new guidelines for fatigue including CFS/ME)

 

As for the survey, from clicking through it looks like it is supposed to be filled in by a health care professional about an individual patient, but there’s not much info at the beginning of the survey.