A consumer booklet from the Friends of the Elderly Group who partnered with the British Dietetic Association (BDA) highlighting the importance of good nutrition and hydration in older age.

  2023-05-08 – Handout

Information from BDA highlighting the connection of frailty with malnutrition.

  2023-06-13 – Handout

A fact sheet developed by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) providing information on spotting malnutrition, stopping malnutrition and treating malnutrition.

  2022-07-11 – Handout

Guidelines from HSC UK for residential and nursing home managers and care providers to help with meeting the aims of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA), along with providing practical nutrition advice and menu guidance.

  2023-06-13 – Manual/Guide

This booklet from the UK Malnutrition Taskforce provides information to consumers on topics including losing appetite, dehydration, chronic conditions, mouth and dental care, getting support, signs of malnutrition and ideas for eating well, etc.

  2023-05-10 – Handout

A fact sheet for professionals outlining guidelines from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Older People Specialist Group to “help keep older people nutritionally ‘well’; highlights the need to identify and act for older people who are nutritionally ‘vulnerable’; and champion an evidence-based, ‘food first’ approach to treating malnutrition in addition to, or instead of, prescribed nutritional supplements.”

  2018-11-13 – Handout

The nutrition wheel from Wessex AHSN (UK) and endorsed by BDA is for use by non-clinical people who work with older people in the community. It provides a framework for having a conversation to explore the factors that could increase someone’s risk of undernutrition in a pro-active way.

  2023-06-13 – Handout

This malnutritionpathway.co.uk web page provides links for consumers at three levels of risk of malnutrition (low, medium and high), including information on oral nutritional supplements. Also provided are leaflets for consumers with COPD and at risk of malnutrition (low, medium and high), and leaflets on protein foods.

  2021-01-07 – Handout

Fact sheets developed in partnership with BDA Older People Specialist Group and Alzheimer's Scotland. For older people who may struggle to eat and need to gain or maintain or maintain weight including those with pressure ulcers, dementia, diabetes and small appetites, Fee required to purchase, not available online.

  2021-03-28 – Handout

A food fact sheet from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) about adequate fluid intake from water and other sources for good health across the lifespan.

  2023-01-06 – Handout