Definition
of
Nutritional and hydration needs
from
CQC Glossary of terms used in the guidance for providers and managers
Source
In Regulation 14 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, 'nutritional and hydration needs' means:
- A person's need to receive suitable and nutritious food and hydration that is adequate to sustain life and good health.
- A person's need to receive parenteral nutrition (feeding intravenously to get nutrition into the body through the veins) and dietary supplements when prescribed by a health care professional.
- Meeting any reasonable requirements of a person using the service for food and hydration arising from their preferences or their religious or cultural background, and
- If necessary, supporting people to eat or drink.