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Key findings include
70%
Seventy percent of dietitians reported that current funding levels have negatively affected their area of work, and over half
highlighted increasing pressure to deliver cost-savings.¹
18%
18% of children in the UK are now living in food-insecure households, where the option of implementing all or part of a nutritionally complete blended diet may be financially unfeasible.¹
£2.5
billion
Muscle weakness was associated with an average annual excess of £2707 p/person in healthcare-related costs, amounting to an estimated annual excess of
£2.5 billion in health and social care costs in the UK.²⁵
The North Derbyshire Nutrition Support Project⁴ audited 51 general practices in North Derbyshire over an 18-month period which included 1430 patients. It found that,
18%
(n=256) of prescriptions were stopped - no longer clinically indicated.
12%
12% (n=169) of prescriptions were changed to an alternative.
The 2023 dietitian survey conducted by AYMES found that whilst a food first approach is always recommended, only 36% of dietitians felt that food first principles were followed by at least half of their patients.
36%
"The last year has brought significant shifts in dietetic practice with GLP-1 therapies reshaping patient management, the sustainability agenda accelerating, and workforce challenges continuing. This report gives you evidence, insights and practical recommendations to navigate these challenges and promoting innovation in dietetic practice."
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References
1. AYMES Data on File. AYMES National Dietitian Survey (n=201); State of the Nation – Quantitative 2023. December, 2023.
2. Elia, M. The cost of malnutrition in England and potential cost savings from nutritional interventions. A report on the cost of disease-related malnutrition in England and a budget impact analysis of implementing the NICE clinical guidelines/quality standard on nutritional support in adults. 2015. Available at: https://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/economic-report-full.pdf. Accessed online November 2023.
3. Office for National Statistics. Cost of living insights: Food. 2023. Available from: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/articles/costoflivinginsights/food. Accessed online November 2023.
4.National Institute for Clinical Excellence. The North Derbyshire Nutrition Support Project: Increasing appropriate Oral Nutrition Supplement prescriptions. 2018. Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/sharedlearning/the-north-derbyshire-nutrition-support-project-increasing-appropriate-oral-nutrition-supplement-prescriptions. Accessed online December 2023.