Provision of a nutritional support service (enteral feeding and oral nutritional support) to 2 Acute NHS Hospitals (Bedford Hospital NHS Trust and the Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), and the home delivery service to all patients requiring nutritional support in the areas of Bedford and Luton.
Currently there are 203 patients in North Bedfordshire (118 adults and 85 children) and a total of 275 in South Bedfordshire and Luton (132 adults and 143 children).The service provided should include the necessary support to run this service to optimise patient care.