Table 4 Main points from survey of 46 doctors at Hospital C
1 | Nearly all (96%) doctors know a ‘MUST’ assessment must always be done on admission and weekly thereafter (78%), even in obese patients (100%). |
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2 | 51% of the doctors know the true purpose of the ‘MUST’ screening and 52% how prevalent malnutrition is on admission in the UK. |
3 | About 34% of the doctors can calculate a ‘MUST’ score themselves to verify its accuracy and 20% know where to find it in the notes in their own hospital. |