Managing Adult Malnutrition
Including a pathway for the appropriate use of
oral nutritional supplements (ONS)
Speech & Language Therapists
Speech and Language Therapists (SLT’s) play an important role in supporting patients with communication and swallowing difficulties. A number of resources have been developed which may be useful for SLT’s including
Management of malnutrition according to risk category
A screening and management pathway using 'MUST' that can be used across care settings to identify adults who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
Oral Nutritional Supplements: Where individuals require (or already have) a prescription of ONS, this pathway will guide you in setting goals, deciding on dose and duration of ONS, how and when to monitor progress and when to discontinue prescription.
A Guide to Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community: the complete document is available.
Resources
A selection of publications for use by healthcare professionals, patients and carers are available in the resources section of the website.
Support for Patients & Carers
A number of resources are available that have been developed to support patients and carers.
Specific support for common conditions
A number of resources are available that have been developed to assist healthcare professionals supporting patients at risk of malnutrition as a result of a specific condition. These include:
Further Information
We can be contacted regarding the malnutrition pathway materials and website
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