Today’s #UKMAW2022 focus is hydration - dehydration can lower blood pressure and cause weakness and dizziness thus increasing the likelihood of falling. Find out more in our falls fact sheet bit.ly/3vnOEcN

Remember to #AskLookListen to spot the early signs of dehydration! Ask your patients: are you drinking enough fluids? Do you often forget to drink? Is swallowing more difficult than it used to be? Look: do they have a drink in their room? Listen to their answers #UKMAW2022

# UKMAW2022, Kettering General Hospital Cody

Good nutritional care is a vital part of overall care and through #UKMAW2022 there are fantastic examples of how tackling malnutrition can be supported across the NHS. We explore why this is important in our infographic available here: bit.ly/3VGl2oD

We want to highlight all the #NutritionSuperheroes who helped to design ‘MUST’ and continue to use the UK’s most widely used nutritional screening tool. The five steps offer a simple way to identify adults at risk of malnutrition. Find out more: bit.ly/3SzKxFU #UKMAW2022

Tip of the Week .. The week's aims are ....

N&H Week Tuesdays menu will include dishes which encourage gut health. Give your friendly gut bacteria a helping hand bda.uk.com/resource/give-… #NHW2023 WWL NHS

This week we are celebrating Nutrition and Hydration week . Come and see our display at main reception.⁦Eating well on budget N&H Week⁩ ⁦Kettering General Hospital #nutritionweek ⁦@GenevieveNwanze⁩

'The 'Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool' is NICE recommended and, we believe, should be used for routine screening in all health and social care settings. There’s a reason why it’s the most commonly used screening tool in the UK, find out here: bit.ly/2IV4AMY

Tip of the Week - ‘Invitation to Respond’ to encourage better eating and drinking with dementia in older age. Fish is a high protein food which is essential for maintaining muscle mass. Shared by ACCG Manchester

The start of our daily Mealtimes Matter Tips, everyday during October

We're very excited for our campaign launch tomorrow! Get ready for 7 days of important messages on crucial issues, tools, and advice around malnutrition and dehydration. Help us make #UKMAW2023 reach as many people as possible by getting involved: bit.ly/45RmWai BAPEN UK

Our partners at Malnutrition TF are kicking off #UKMAW2023 with a Learning Event from 10am today, with a packed schedule of short talks for anyone to listen to. Head over to bitly.ws/WRWJ for more info and to watch live!

It is great to see Waitrose & Partners supporting #UKMAW2023! With approximately 3 million people either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition in the UK, we recognise how important it is for shopping to be accessible for everyone. Read more below!

Help with eating and drinking can be overlooked in hospitals, care homes and domiciliary care, but also by our friends and family at home. Familiarise yourself with these questions as part of #UKMAW2023, to ensure you're supporting access to good nutrition. #AskLookListen

Did you know there are two types of dysphagia? Oropharyngeal dysphagia and oesophageal dysphagia can both lead to #malnutrition and #dehydration. Download Malnutrition Pathway's guide to dysphagia for healthcare workers, available here: bit.ly/2nfjFSc #UKMAW2023

Plain water is not the only way to hydrate... It's important to consider individual preferences as well as nutritional and fluid content. Nutrient dense, nourishing drinks may have specific benefit for people at risk of malnutrition. bit.ly/3CyomdW BDA Older People Specialist Group

Check out this brilliant infographic, packed with Top Tips for encouraging hydration in Dementia patients from Lauren one of our community dietitians. #NHWeek Manchester Local Care Organisation LCO AHPs N&H Week Trafford Local Care Organisation #hydration #bda_dietitians #dementia

Kettering General Hospital organised Nutrition and Hydration awareness day as part of National Nutrition and Hydration week. Another successful event from nutrition team in collaboration with dietitian team.#NutritionAndHydrationWeek #KGH Kettering General Hospital

More advice from the European Federation of Associations of dietitians regarding Ramadan