Nutrition and hydration week 2023

Nutrition and hydration week is happening week commentiong 13th March. It is an annual event with a shared objective to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition & hydration locally, nationally, and globally.  

The themes for this year are to Reinforce, Focus, and Energise.  

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our nutrition champions at ward level for supporting their peers to improve knowledge and awareness around food and drink. Work is ongoing to consistently improve our compliance with completing the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) for all patients admitted to hospital and weekly thereafter.

Catering and CHoICE will once again support nutrition and hydration week, including additional treats on Tuesday 14th March and afternoon tea on Wednesday 15th March. 

Below are useful links to reinforce key messages:

• Nutrition and hydration week website
• Diet 
• Speech
• 6 step check for meals, snacks and drinks - This gives clear tasks for preparing the patient and the ward for mealtimes as well as drink and snack rounds.  These are displayed on all wards.
• IDDSI Oral nutritional supplement guide  - This shows which pre thickened nutritional products are suitable for those patients recommended by SALT to be used due to dysphagia.

If you have any further questions, you can contact our Nutrition and Dietetics team.