Children and young people
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Crawley, Helen (2005) Nutrient-based standards for school food: a summary of the standards and recommendations of the Caroline Walker Trust and the National Heart Forum, Abbotts Langley: Caroline Walker Trust.
This report examines why we need nutrient based standards and provides standards for primary and secondary schools, first, middle upper and independent schools. It also includes example menus and recommendations for school food.
Read Nutrient-based standards for school food: a summary of the standards and recommendations of the Caroline Walker Trust and the National Heart Forum (PDF 553KB) on the Caroline Walker Trust website.
Library catalogue search: nutrition in children and young people
Go to the RCN Library catalogue for details of books and reports on nutrition in children and young people held in the RCN libraries. Some of these items are available online: select 'URL' to link to them. (You may be asked to login to the RCN website to access some e-books, which are available to RCN members). RCN members may borrow in person or by post. Please contact RCN Library and Information Services (www.rcn.org.uk/library) if you would like to borrow any of these books.
Royal College of Nursing (2006) Malnutrition: what nurses working with children and young people need to know and do: an RCN position statement, London: RCN.
Nurses who work with children and young people have an important role in identifying whether children are at risk of malnutrition and monitoring it. This position statement is aimed at all such nurses in GP practices, outpatient departments, hospitals, health centres and schools.
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007) Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding: best practice statement, Edinburgh: NHSQIS
This statement specifically addresses issues in nasogastric, gastrostomy and jejunal feeding. The importance of communication andsharing of information between local and regional services is key to ensuring best practice for these children and young people and this is reflected throughout the statement.
Read Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding: best practice statement (PDF 281KB) on the Healthcare Improvement Scotland website.