140,000 are put at risk every year
Patient Groups & International Nutrition Experts Call on Irish Government.
Patient Organisations attending Dublin conference on the impact of malnutrition join in call for Government to implement key actions to prevent malnutrition in the Irish healthcare system
Malnutrition is avoidable and easy to treat, yet over 140,000 are put at risk every year
Malnourished patients are between two and three times more likely to die within six months
Less than 10% of hospitals in Ireland are routinely screening for malnutrition despite Department of Health guidelines issued 4 years ago
It is a health crisis that costs state €1.42 billion every year