Lancashire’s public health boss has described the rise as a 'worrying trend'
The number of patients admitted to hospital in Central Lancashire with malnutrition has leapt in the space of a year.
The figures for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the two facilities, are in contrast to a slight decrease in malnutrition-related admissions nationwide, which stood at 10,728 during 2023/24. “However, we are continuously working with partners on a number of measures to create and support resilience within our community food organisations, such as maximising the number of people taking part in national initiatives like the healthy start programme and free school meals.
Elsewhere in Lancashire, there was an even bigger percentage increase in malnutrition admissions at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS trust over the same 12-month period – up 85 percent from 35 to 65 patients. However, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said GPs are treating a growing number of health conditions linked to deprivation, suggesting hospital admissions are only “the tip of the iceberg”.
“We are calling on the government to ensure that everyone can afford and access a healthy diet that will keep them well, and in doing so achieve the Government’s ambitions to make our children healthier, relieve pressure on the NHS and grow the economy,” she added.
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