- Key Characteristic No 10
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Key Characteristic 10
Everyone working in the organisation values the contribution
of people using the service and all others in the successful delivery of nutritional care.
Why is this important?
Safe and effective nutritional care can only be delivered if all those
involved feel valued and work together.
What does good nutritional care look like?
Staff at Lancashire Teaching
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have streamlined
the use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), making significant cost savings and improved care for this
vulnerable group of patients. Multi-disciplinary daily ward rounds including a nurse, pharmacist and
dietitian ensure patients get the most appropriate artificial feeding devices and full support to meet
their nutritional requirements 32.
- Preventing, identifying and managing malnutrition is everyone's business.
- Protected mealtimes are respected by all health and social care staff.
- Nutrition support teams are visibly working with others to prevent, identify and manage malnutrition.
- People and staff are supported to sustain a culture where quality nutritional care can thrive.
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