Tackling malnutrition as part of prevention

An estimated 464,000 people who are admitted to hospital have disease-related malnutrition each year in England. This is the equivalent to more than 50 people admitted to hospital every hour. People with malnutrition are more likely to visit their GP, be admitted to hospital and recover from treatment more slowly. The research estimates that the additional cost of a person with malnutrition is £7,775 per person per year at a total cost to the health care system in England of £22.6 billion. The report sets out a series of recommendations to tackle the issue of disease-related malnutrition.