Lesley Carter
Face masks: how nurses can overcome the communication barrier and reassure patients
Compulsory face coverings pose particular challenges when patients are deaf or have dementia
01 Mar 2021
Stop blaming nurses for malnutrition in older people
Focus instead on the widespread myths in the community about healthy eating
13 Nov 2019
Malnutrition in the community: what you can do to support older people
Why it’s vital nurses recognise risk factors and challenge myths about weight loss and ageing
13 Feb 2019
Keeping nutrition on the radar
Keeping prevention of malnutrition and dehydration at the top of our agenda when caring for older people.
23 May 2018
Lesley Carter: Nurses are key to preventing malnutrition in older people
More nursing care interventions and follow-up in the community after discharge from hospital would help older people avoid malnutrition and its disastrous spiral of ill health, says Age UK’s Lesley Carter
13 Dec 2017