Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Evidence sources
The document below contains clinical guideline recommendations or other recommendations that were used by the TEG to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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National Prescribing Centre. Prescribing of adult oral nutritional supplements – guiding principles for improving the systems and processes for ONS use (2012)
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National Patient Safety Agency. Reducing the harm caused by misplaced nasogastric feeding tubes in adults, children and infants (2011)
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Age Concern. Hungry to be heard: the scandal of malnourished older people in hospital (2006)
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
References included in in the definitions and data sources sections:
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Department of Health. Essence of care 2010: benchmarks for food and drink (2010) – best practice indicators for factor 7 screening and assessment.
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Care Quality Commission. Essential standards of quality and safety (2010)