Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32664

Hospitals: Discharges

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Chris Ward

Labour — Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making food and nutrition assessments a statutory requirement in discharge care plans for patients leaving hospital.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Clinicians decide when a patient is medically ready for discharge, based on a set of criteria. The Hospital discharge and community support guidance sets out that multidisciplinary teams working across health and social care should plan and include inform...

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