Malnutrition: Children
Commons · Question 39434 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle severe malnutrition in people under the age of 18.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Mar 2025
Malnutrition is a clinical condition affecting all ages across the community, and in all health and care settings. Severe malnutrition is most likely to be secondary to another physical or mental health condition which may impact on nutritional needs or a...