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The ‘MUST ’ Explanatory Booklet
A Guide to the ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’) for Adults

The ‘MUST’ Explanatory Booklet
A Guide to the ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’) for Adults

Edited on behalf of MAG by Vera Todorovic, Christine Russell, Rebecca Stratton, Jill Ward and Marinos Elia

Membersof the Malnutrition Advisory Group (MAG), a Standing Committee of the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN): Professor Marinos Elia (Chairman), Janet Baxter, Carole Glencorse, Professor Alan Jackson, Pamela Mason, Hazel Rollins, Christine Russell, Dr John Sandars, Dr Rebecca Stratton, Dr Adrian Thomas, Vera Todorovic, Jill Ward, Rick Wilson

The ‘MUST’ ExplanatoryBooklet has been designed to explain the need for nutritional screening and how to undertake screening using the ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’). It can also be used for training purposes. The Booklet is part of the ‘MUST package which also includes

• ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’) • The ‘MUST’ Report
For further information on any aspect of the ‘MUST’, careplan, or references, please see the full guideline document The ‘MUST’ Report. This Explanatory Booklet, ‘MUST’ and the Executive Summary of The ‘MUST’ Report are available to download from the BAPEN website www.bapen.org.uk. Printed copies of all ‘MUST’ components are available to purchase from the BAPEN office Secure Hold Business Centre, Studley Road, Redditch, Worcs B98 7LG Tel: 01527 457850bapen@sovereignconference.co.uk.

‘MUST’ is supported by the British Dietetic Association, The Royal College of Nursing and the Registered Nursing Home Association

© BAPEN November 2003 ISBN 1 899467 65 3 Published by BAPEN, registered charity number 1023927 All rights reserved. This document may be photocopied for dissemination and training purposes as long as the source is credited andrecognised. Copy may be reproduced for the purposes of publicity and promotion. Written permission must be sought from BAPEN if substantial reproduction or adaptation is required.

The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN)
BAPEN is a multi-professional association and registered charity established in 1992. Its membership is drawn from doctors, dietitians, nurses, patients,pharmacists and from the health policy, industry, public health and research sectors. The Malnutrition Advisory Group (MAG) is a Standing Committee of BAPEN. For membership details, contact the BAPEN office or log on to the BAPEN website. BAPEN's principal functions are to: • Enhance understanding and management of malnutrition • Establish a clinical governance framework to underpin thenutritional management of all patients • Enhance knowledge and skills in clinical nutrition through education and training • Communicate the benefits of clinical and cost-effective optimal nutritional care to all healthcare professionals, policy-makers and the public • Fund a multi-professional research programme www.bapen.org.uk

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A Positive Approach to Nutrition asTreatment (Kings Fund Centre Report) ISBN 1 857170 16 5 (Published January 1992) Organisation of Nutritional Support in Hospitals ISBN 1 899467 00 9 (Published November 1994) Home Parenteral Nutrition - Quality Criteria for Clinical Services and the Supply of Nutrient Fluids and Equipment ISBN 1 899467 15 7 (Published June 1995) Standards and Guidelines for Nutritional Support of Patients inHospitals ISBN 1 899467 10 6 (Published April 1996) Current Perspectives on Parenteral Nutrition in Adults ISBN 1 899467 20 3 (Published August 1996) Ethical and Legal Aspects of Clinical Hydration and Nutritional Support ISBN - 1 899467 25 4 (Published 1998) Current Perspectives on Enteral Nutrition in Adults ISBN 1 899467 30 0 (Published March 1999) Hospital Food as Treatment ISBN 1 899467 35 1...