The Health Foundation publishes paper by Caroline Lecko - Patient safety and nutrition and hydration in the elderly
The Health Foundation has recently published a new paper ‘Patient safety and nutrition and hydration in the elderly’ by Caroline Lecko (May 2013). The highly topical paper is available to download from the Health Foundation’s new patient safety resource centre. The patient safety resource centre pulls together existing evidence and new resources, from experts such as Caroline, to help deliver safe and reliable care.
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