Less than a third of patients asked about diet

By Sarah Calkin2011-08-23T09:00:00

A nurse taking hospital food to a patient

Less than a third of patients have been asked about their diet and weight during a stay in hospital and less than a quarter have been given a choice of what they would like to eat, according to new research.

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