Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 39434

Malnutrition: Children

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle severe malnutrition in people under the age of 18.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Malnutrition is a clinical condition affecting all ages across the community, and in all health and care settings. Severe malnutrition is most likely to be secondary to another physical or mental health condition which may impact on nutritional needs or a...
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