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Charity urges action over malnutrition risk impacting 16% of Scots pensioners

By The Press Association13th November 2024News Scotland

The Scottish Government has been urged to act as a charity claimed 16% of pensioners are at risk of malnutrition. Research by older people’s charity Food Train looked at the

‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome, inquest told

By Rod Minchin, Reporter27th September 2024News England

There are no current plans to address a nationwide deficiency in the provision of specialist hospital units and beds for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a senior doctor told

New inquest ordered for vulnerable woman who ‘effectively starved to death’ in psychiatric care

By Sam Tobin, Reporter13th February 2020News England

The family of a woman who “effectively starved to death” while in psychiatric care have won a High Court fight for a new inquest into her death. Jennifer Lewis, 45,

Charity urges families to check for signs of malnutrition on elderly this Christmas

By Tess de la Mare, Reporter23rd December 2019News England

The number of people over the age of 60 in the UK hospitalised with malnutrition has more than trebled in the last decade, a charity has warned. Numbers have jumped

Suspended jail term for homeless man found living in car with malnourished toddlers

By Sam Russell21st May 2019News England

A homeless man found living in a filthy car with his two malnourished toddlers has been handed a suspended jail sentence for child neglect. The 24-year-old man, who cannot be

Family of man with Down’s syndrome say he ‘was allowed to die in most horrendous way’

By Dave Higgens29th March 2019News England

The family of a man with Down’s syndrome who died in hospital after they say he was left unfed for 19 days have said their brother “was allowed to die

Vulnerable man died days after concerns raised about nutritional support, inquest told

By Henry Clare25th March 2019News England

A man with Down’s syndrome died days after his family had raised concerns about the supposed lack of nutrition he was given at a hospital where he was being treated

Care home workers missing danger signs of dehydration according to study

By Jane Kirby11th March 2019News England

Dangerous signs of dehydration in elderly people are being missed by care home workers, experts say. Simple checks aimed at checking for the condition – such as sunken eyes, the

Hospital admissions for so-called ‘Victorian diseases’ soars by third in one year

By Jane Kirby25th February 2019News England

Hospital admissions for vitamin D deficiency and rickets have risen by a third in just one year, figures show. The NHS Digital data, analysed by the Press Association, shows that

Parents jailed for neglect of malnourished toddler which led to her death

By The Press Association21st January 2019News Scotland

The parents of a malnourished toddler who died have been jailed for more than six years after admitting neglect. Lauren Wade died in hospital from complications arising from malnutrition aged

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Charity urges action over malnutrition risk impacting 16% of Scots pensioners

‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome, inquest told

New inquest ordered for vulnerable woman who ‘effectively starved to death’ in psychiatric care

Charity urges families to check for signs of malnutrition on elderly this Christmas

Suspended jail term for homeless man found living in car with malnourished toddlers

Family of man with Down’s syndrome say he ‘was allowed to die in most horrendous way’

Vulnerable man died days after concerns raised about nutritional support, inquest told

Care home workers missing danger signs of dehydration according to study

Hospital admissions for so-called ‘Victorian diseases’ soars by third in one year

Parents jailed for neglect of malnourished toddler which led to her death

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Tag: Malnutrition

Charity urges action over malnutrition risk impacting 16% of Scots pensioners

‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome, inquest told

New inquest ordered for vulnerable woman who ‘effectively starved to death’ in psychiatric care

Charity urges families to check for signs of malnutrition on elderly this Christmas

Suspended jail term for homeless man found living in car with malnourished toddlers

Family of man with Down’s syndrome say he ‘was allowed to die in most horrendous way’

Vulnerable man died days after concerns raised about nutritional support, inquest told

Care home workers missing danger signs of dehydration according to study

Hospital admissions for so-called ‘Victorian diseases’ soars by third in one year

Parents jailed for neglect of malnourished toddler which led to her death