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Table 5 Provision of nutritional support to oesophago-gastric cancer patients by the 126 NHS acute trusts who responded to the questionnaire

From: Re-organisation of oesophago-gastric cancer care in England: progress and remaining challenges

 

Cancer centres

(n = 38)

Local units

(n = 88)

Patients who have access to a dietician for specialist nutritional advice

  

   Surgical inpatients

28 (74%)

N/A

   All other Oesophago-Gastric cancer inpatients

34 (89%)

75 (85%)

   Outpatients

32 (84%)

72 (82%)

   No specialist support available

0

5 (6%)

Methods of formal nutritional assessment prior to treatment

  

   No formal assessment

9 (24%)

32 (36%)

   Dietician assessment

26 (68%)

43 (49%)

Formal screening instrument

(e.g. MUST score, Nutritional Risk Index)

3 (8%)

13 (15%)