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Dorset Nutritional Care Initiative: Tackling Malnutrition Together

Join the Malnutrition Task Force Pilot Start-Up Event on August 7, 2014, led by Sally Shead, Deputy Director of Quality at Dorset CCG. Learn how malnutrition affects millions, especially in hospitals and care homes, costing the country billions. Discover the effects of malnutrition on immunity, strength, wounds, mental health, and more. Be part of Dorset's initiative for nutritional health, empowering residents to take charge with health and social care services.

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Dorset Nutritional Care Initiative: Tackling Malnutrition Together

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  1. MALNUTRITION TASK FORCE PILOT START UP EVENT 7TH August 2014 Sally Shead, Deputy Director of Quality Dorset CCG

  2. Why are we here? • Malnutrition effects 3 million people nationally • 93% of people with malnutrition live at home • 1 in 3 people admitted to hospitals suffer from acute malnourishment

  3. Why are we here? • If you are in hospital or a care home you face a greater risk of being malnourished • Malnutrition costs the country £13 billion a year

  4. Effects of malnutrition effect people • Impaired immunity • Reduced muscle strength-falls and chest infections • Fatigue • Hypothermia • Slow wound healing

  5. Effects of malnutrition effect people • Pressure ulcers • Delayed recovery from illness • Apathy, depression and self neglect

  6. Moving Forward • Dorset will be at the forefront of excellent • nutritional care • Dorset residents will take responsibility for their nutritional health and the health and social care services will work with them to achieve this

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