Why is ‘MUST’ so important?
‘MUST’ is a malnutrition screening tool we use to highlight
any potential nutritional problems a patient may have at the point of
admission. We do it early – within 24 hours of admission - to prevent it
affecting a patient’s wellbeing while in hospital.
MUST helps us gain a full picture of a patient’s health, not
just their initial reason for admission, and enables us to make appropriate
referrals to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
MUST provides a baseline for long term plans to be made. It enables
Dietitians to understand a patient’s nutritional status and how much nutritional
support they may need. It leads nursing staff to complete a food and drink care
plan to manage individual needs.
MUST does what it says on the tin: screens for malnutrition
so we as health professionals can work with patients to try and make things better.
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