Table 3 Dietician access and nutritional assessment in specialist centres and local units*
| Â | 2007 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Specialist centres n (%) | Local units n (%) | Specialist centres n (%) | Local units n (%) |
Dietician access | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Surgical patients | 28 (73.7) | NA | 33 (84.6) | NA |
All other O-G patients | 34 (89.5) | 75 (85.2) | 29 (74.4) | 84 (85.7) |
Outpatients | 32 (84.2) | 72 (81.8) | 29 (74.4) | 74 (75.5) |
Nutritional assessment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No formal assessment | 9 (23.7) | 32 (36.4) | 3 (7.7) | 15 (15.3) |
Dietician assessment | 26 (68.4) | 43 (48.9) | 26 (66.7) | 63 (64.3) |
Formal screening instrument | 3 (7.9) | 13 (14.8) | 16 (41.0) | 38 (38.8) |