What have you recently undertaken or valued to help improve food access or the nutrition of older people?
The Strategy for Older People in Wales 2008-2013 recognises the fundamental importance of good nutrition, and of ensuring that vulnerable older people are helped to eat, especially in the hospital setting and care homes. A Food in Hospital Task and Finish Group, chaired by the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, has explored all aspects of food in hospitals, including issues around feeding. Among the main recommendations of the Food in Hospital Group were that lessons learned from initiatives to improve food quality and practice in hospitals must be shared across Wales and that the work in hospitals be supported by improving the quality of food served in community settings such as nursing homes and through meals on wheels services. Two subgroups of the Food in Hospital Task and Finish Group were set up to deliver a nutrition campaign and develop nutrition care pathways for hospitals. The Nutrition Care Pathways Sub Group developed a plan to address issues relating to procurement, nutritio
