MTF Summer Update

Come and join us for #UKMAW2023: 6-12th November

Come and Join the MTF and BAPEN for #UKMAW2023 to help raise awareness and tackle, preventable and disease-related malnutrition and dehydration.

The MTF has a focus on older people and BAPEN has a focus on disease-related malnutrition.

#UKMAW Call to action

We must continue to work together to raise awareness of preventable malnutrition, start conversations about malnutrition and use tools to identify people at risk more quickly. We all need to look out for local people in our community, neighbours, friends, carers, and family members, all of whom may be at risk.

We can be stronger together if we all play our part 
Time is marching on – the end of the summer holidays is now in sight and there are lots of plans to be made for you to take part in #UKMAW2023 which is being held this year between 6th and 12th November 2023.

How you can get involved?

• Keep an eye on social media – we will be sharing our plans as they develop, updates and anything else of interest - @bapen.uk @ukmaw2023 @MalnutritionTF
• You can track developments on the MTF website
• You can download assets and resources to use for the week
• Advice on keeping warm and well in winter from Age UK
• You can request hard copies of resources including the nutrition wheel; simply send your request to healthInfluencing@ageuk.org.uk
• This year for #UKMAW2023 we are continuing to focus on ‘Ask, Look, Listen’ to encourage people to start conversations.

Ask Look Listen

For #UKMAW2023 we are continuing to focus on ‘Ask, Look, Listen’ to encourage people to start conversations and we are asking you: 

• to raise awareness of undernutrition and start conversations with older people about food and drink,
• to identify older people who are struggling, who seem vulnerable and those who are experiencing loneliness or may be isolated,
• identify those who have health problems or are struggling with activities of daily living and those who are finding it difficult to plan, shop, cook or access food.

Our themes for #UKMAW2023 week

Monday kick off - 6th November

• Learning Event - share your learning, present at the event - you can book your place here
• Kick-Off BAPEN's MAG National Screening Survey – calling all professionals to take part - the Screening Survey portal link will be shared in due course.
• Nominate your nutrition superheroes for sharing on social media at the weekend here. 

Interactive Tuesday: #UKMAW2023 on social media - 7th November and All Week

• Share what you are doing, your challenges, your solutions, your innovations.  
• Download the selfie card here and post on social media #UKMAW2023

Access to good nutrition Wednesday: 8th November

• Showcase Meals on Wheels services
• Helpful supermarkets 
• Community projects
• Home delivery food
• Hospitals and care homes

Thirsty Thursday: Making sure that hydration is a priority - 9th November

• Share your innovative ideas to get people drink correctly and stay hydrated.

Robust and Resilient Friday - 10th November

• Keeping well, Eatwell,
• Get ready for winter,
• Be ready for this year’s vaccines, click here for flu vaccine information and click here for Covid vaccine information. 

Social Media Weekend - 11/12 November

• At the weekend, we focus on social media 
• And, we celebrate the Nutrition Superheroes all weekend.

Sharing and Learning 

We will shortly be launching a new webpage on the MTF website, called ‘Sharing and Learning’ that will enable you to share your ongoing news, updates, stuff you are proud off, research, insights and things of interest. If you have something that you think would benefit others, please let us know by emailing Lesley Carter 

Please include a short introduction and image - you can either attach a link or attach a file. 

We are stronger together, tackling  preventable malnutrition for older people.

Thank you very much for all your continuing support.



Dianne Jeffrey, CBE DL, Chair Malnutrition Task Force.



Lesley Carter, MTF Lead and Clinical Lead Health Influencing, Age UK.

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