Nutritional Support
Some patients may require nutrition support and appropriate nutritional interventions. Patients are referred via medical and nursing staff. The majority of patients assessed require nutrition support. This may involve artificial feeding or enhancing their existing oral intake with prescribed nutritional supplements.
A patient will be assessed individually and their progress monitored, amending their intervention as appropriate. Nutritional status is clearly linked to improved clinical outcomes and thus providing appropriate nutritional intervention with optimising patient care.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside CH49 5PE
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