Malnutrition on Hospital Wards and in Care Homes? (BBC News / ONS)

Posted on January 16, 2017 by

Summary

Data from the Office for National Statistics indicates that malnutrition and / or dehydration were factors contributing to the deaths of 828 patients in hospitals and care homes in England and Wales during 2015. The following piece explores the possible significance of these statistics.

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Reference

Roberts, M. (2017). Starving to death on NHS wards? London: BBC Politics News / BBC Education News, January 9th 2017.

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Reference

Deaths from dehydration and malnutrition, by place of death, England and Wales, 2014 to 2015 (User requested data). London / Newport [Gwent]: Office for National Statistics, January 9th 2017.

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