Nutrition in the community
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NICE guidance : maternal and child nutrition
This guidance aims to address disparities in the nutrition of low-income and other disadvantaged groups compared with the general population. It is relevant for all women who are pregnant (or planning to become pregnant), mothers of children aged under five and others who care for children aged under five.
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.
Caroline Walker Trust (2004) Eating well for older people: practical and nutritional guidelines for food in residential and nursing homes and for community meals (2nd edition), Abbots Langley: Caroline Walker Trust
This report sets out nutritional guidelines for food prepared for older people in residential and nursing accommodation, and for community meals. The guidelines are intended for caterers, manager/matrons, cooks, chefs, residential care managers and managers of services providing meals at home.
This document is not available online but RCN members may borrow it from RCN Library and Information Services.
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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 and sharing of information between local and regional services is key to ensuring best practice for those 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.