Patients: Nutrition

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 23 April 2018.

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Photo of Andrew Percy Andrew Percy Conservative, Brigg and Goole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning groups provide access to medical nutrition for all patients in their area for whom it is recommended by clinical guidelines.

Photo of Andrew Percy Andrew Percy Conservative, Brigg and Goole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of integrating nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways for patients.

Photo of Andrew Percy Andrew Percy Conservative, Brigg and Goole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse from the integration of nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways.

Photo of Steve Brine Steve Brine The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

NHS England published guidance on ‘Commissioning excellent nutrition and hydration’ in October 2015. This can be found at:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/nut-hyd/

NHS England has no plans to issue any further guidance at this time.

The implementation of this guidance is a matter for the local National Health Service. NHS England has advised that no broader assessment has been made of the merits of integrating nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways for patients or the potential savings to the public purse from the integration of nutrition and hydration into clinical pathways.

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