Background: Healthcare professionals working in the community setting have limited

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ONS were prescribed in accordance with the prescribing criteria in the majority of cases; however, some patients who were prescribed ONS were not 'at risk' of malnutrition. Social circumstances played an important part in determining the need for ONS prescriptions.

The community dietetics intervention improved ONS prescribing practices by GPs and nurses, in accordance with best practice guidelines, without increasing expenditure on ONS during the year after intervention.

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