§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he next plans to meet the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition to discuss the public health aspects of malnutrition. [100632]
§ Yvette CooperI am aware of several letters from hon. Members enclosing invitations to meet the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. I will reply to these shortly.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the level of malnutrition among hospital patients in the United Kingdom. [100630]
§ Yvette CooperThe number of admissions to National Health Service hospitals in England with a diagnosis of malnutrition during the financial year 1997–98 was 6,293.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost saving of early detection and treatment of malnutrition among hospital patients. [100631]
§ Yvette CooperIn 1992 the King's Fund reported that nutritional support of malnourished patients could lead to reduced complication rates and reduced length of hospital stay. They estimated that this might lead to a saving of up to £266 million annually in Britain.