Various health experts recently agreed on the urgent need to prevent and treat hospital malnutrition, pointing out that good nutrition helps a lot in improving the quality of patient care, improves clinical outcomes, and reduces admission time and overall hospitalization costs.
“The effective implementation of NCP is a crucial component of comprehensive patient care, signifying a commitment to the ongoing quality development within Philippine healthcare facilities,” Perez-Chiong said in a video message. However, RNDs from both public and private hospitals shared challenges faced in implementing the NCP. These include insufficient management support, resource and staffing constraints, inadequate training, communication gaps, and duplication of roles with other healthcare professionals, among others.
He is the author of a policy paper commissioned by the Stratbase Institute evaluating the integration of NCP within the Philippine healthcare framework.