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Voluntary Sector Perspective on Malnutrition in Older People
29th September 2015
SLIDE 2 What can the voluntary sector offer
Bring condition specific expertise Patient and stakeholder engagement to identify unmet needs Bring understanding to the patient journey across care settings Anticipate and share future trends contribute to decision-making Act as a critical friend Translate data and policy into practical next steps and anticipate the impact on patients Provide access to clinical expertise Involve local partners and advocates
SLIDE 3 The Malnutrition Task Force
Independent group of experts across health, social care and local government, united to address the problem
- f preventable malnutrition in older people
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Guidance
Guides for Food and beverage providers Hospitals Care homes Local communities Commissioners
Available to download from
www.malnutritiontaskforce.org.uk
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Targeting staff and individuals
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Social Marketing Campaign
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Raising awareness using social media
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Posters & leaflets
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Raising awareness in the community Lynn's story
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Malnutrition prevention programme
Joining up sectors and settings NHS trusts GP Practices Care homes Community groups Commissioners Voluntary sector Pilot sites Gateshead Salford Dorset Lambeth and Southwark Kent
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The Five Principles
Raising awareness Working together Identifying malnutrition Personalised care, support and treatment Monitoring and evaluating
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Evaluation
To assess the success or otherwise of the collaborative change management approach and the supporting social marketing campaign To reflect whether each of the pilot health communities are able (or working towards being able) to provide nutrition and hydration care in line with the MTF 5 key principles
SLIDE 13 Emerging themes
Leadership Existing work Governance structure Cross-
working GP/primary care involvement Group dynamics and maturity Maintaining momentum Sustainability Awareness and understanding
SLIDE 14 Project outcomes
Faversham Age UK are working with people who attend lunch clubs Help and care in Purbeck are supporting people to use internet shopping Age UK Salford and together have developed an arm band that can identify those at risk Gateshead have developed nutritional training for all community staff
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead are piloting ways to increase food and fluid intake on
Salford have developed professional eLearning around naso-gastric tubes Lambeth and Southwark have developed a more cost effective ways for community dietitians to work Kent have improved the way that MuST is used in their care homes Purbeck have contributed to their work with online MuST
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A strategy has been developed for the next year and beyond More sponsors invited to the MTF Board New work streams, new advisory board, new task and finish groups and updated stakeholder members Further develop the MTF website -Make it a place that public and professionals go first for information Review all the guides and info graphics
Next steps MTF . . .
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Developing MTF work streams
Working with NHSE to roll out the nutrition and hydration commissioning guidance Research into impact changes for men in changed circumstances End of life care and food Raising awareness in Domiciliary care Bringing together dignity compassionate care, eating and drinking and getting right help Research into the state of the nation around food attitudes
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Contact information
Lesley Carter, Programme Manager, Age UK Twitter: @lesleycarter22 Twitter: @malnutritionTF Email: lesley.carter@ageuk.org.uk Website: www.malnutritiontaskforce.org.uk Address: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9NA
