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ISSUES COMMONLY IN DISPUTE
What the report addresses
Nutritional screening, including MUST
Timing of dietetic referral
Monitoring of weight and nutritional intake
Escalation to enteral or parenteral nutrition
Assistance with eating and drinking for vulnerable patients
Nutrition after surgery and in intensive care
QUESTIONS A REPORT COMMONLY ADDRESSES
Breach, causation and future needs
Was the dietetic assessment and advice in line with accepted practice at the time?
What difference, if any, would earlier or different nutritional care have made?
What nutritional support and dietetic review will be needed in future, and at what cost?
RELATED AREAS
Related areas of instruction
FURTHER READING
From Rick's articles
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