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How food standards are improving in hospitals
Dianne Jeffrey, chair of the Malnutrition Task Force and the Department of Health’s Hospital Food Standards Panel, writes about improving food standards in our hospitals. Going into hospital can be a...
View ArticleWeight loss in later life not a normal part of ageing
A new study from The Malnutrition Task Force has found over five million (36%) people aged 60 and over in the UK think it’s perfectly normal to lose weight as you get older.(i) Over 12 million (75%)...
View ArticleThe importance of keeping to a healthy weight in later life
Dianne Jeffrey, chair of the Malnutrition Task Force, talks about how vital it is to keep to a healthy weight in later life and why getting thinner is not ‘natural’ in later life. This week is...
View ArticleHave you seen the Patients Association’s Nutrition Checklist?
Kate Hall, Head of External Affairs at Nutricia, blogs on a Nutrition Checklist from the Patients Association. The Checklist helps patients see whether they need nutritional help or extra nourishment...
View ArticleMan with a Pan: getting older men in the kitchen
As part of Men’s Health Week, Age UK Richmond upon Thames blog on their ‘Man with a Pan’ scheme, a great way to simultaneously teach men how to cook and reduce isolation. No-one likes being lonely...
View ArticleBoosting nutrition in Brighton
Every so often we spot a great initiative on the ground to tackle undernutrition. The latest we’ve spotted comes from Brighton, where Age UK Brighton and Hove and the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership...
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How GP Practice Pharmacists can integrate nutrition into the care of older...
This blog has been contributed by Hannah Harding, Partnership and Strategy Manager at Nutricia. Hannah recently attended i2i “Frailty in Older People” workshops aimed at GP Practice Pharmacists. She...
View ArticleNew survey from MTF and Age UK reveals over half of us do not know the dying...
A new survey from the Malnutrition Task Force (MTF) and Age UK highlights that having conversations around dying and death is still very much a taboo subject and avoided by many people. In response,...
View ArticleSelf-Care and Eating Well
Six tips for eating well in later life This week is Self Care Week (13-19 November 2017), a national campaign dedicated to empowering individuals to take care of themselves. Self-care is about being...
View ArticleMalnutrition Task Force calls for health professionals to put their nutrition...
As a new report from the Malnutrition Task Force highlights the scale of malnutrition in later life in the UK. Research shows that 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 are malnourished or at risk of...
View ArticleWhy dental care is so important in preventing malnutrition
Tooth loss and wearing dentures put older people at a greater risk of malnutrition, a new study has shown. We often talk about how important mouth care is in preventing malnutrition in older people. It...
View ArticleHidden Hunger and Malnutrition in the Elderly: MTF comments on a new report...
The Malnutrition Task Force welcomes the APPG on Hunger’s report, ‘Hidden hunger and malnutrition in the elderly,’ published today. The report highlights the growing problem of malnutrition in the UK...
View ArticleOur take on new figures showing a rise in older people dying in hospital with...
New figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown that the number of people dying in hospital with malnutrition as an underlying cause or as a contributory factor is rising. Malnutrition...
View ArticleTackling malnutrition in our communities
This week is Nutrition and Hydration Week, an excellent campaign which celebrates food and drink as a way of maintaining health and wellbeing. As part of the Week, the Malnutrition Task Force will be...
View ArticleHow a local charity is ensuring older adults get the support they need to eat...
In our first case study for Nutrition and Hydration Week, we’re hearing from Age UK Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) about the services they run that support older adults in the community to eat...
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Training staff to screen for malnutrition in the community
In our second spotlight on services in the community to prevent malnutrition, we’re looking at the Wessex Academic Health Science Network’s (AHSN) Nutrition in Older Adults Programme. We know that if...
View ArticleImproving nutrition and creating friendships: the benefits of the Casserole...
In the third of our series of blogs on preventing malnutrition in the community, we’re looking at the Casserole Club in Brighton Casserole Club is a great way of both improving nutrition and creating...
View ArticleEating and drinking at the end of life
This week (14th-18th May) is Dying Matters Week, a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement. In this blog, we talk about eating and drinking at the...
View ArticleThe UK’s first Malnutrition Awareness Week
The Malnutrition Task Force is delighted to announce the first ever UK Malnutrition Awareness Week which will take place 1st – 5th October 2018. We are delighted to be joining forces with BAPEN on this...
View ArticleSmall Ideas Can Make a Big Impact
This guest blog is from Eat Well Age Well, a new national project tackling malnutrition in local communities in Scotland. They’re on the lookout for innovative ideas and approaches as part of their...
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