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PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
The regulator checked two "essential standards" of care during an inspection of two wards at the trust's Stoke Mandeville Hospital 17 May 2011.
Inspectors - including a practising nurse - observed how people were being cared for, talked with patients, talked with staff, and checked records.
The standards assessed were:
People should be treated with respect, involved in discussions about their care and treatment and able to influence how the service is run
Food and drink should meet people's individual dietary needs
It concluded overall that Stoke Mandeville Hospital had passed the CQC standard for dignity and nutrition.
In its report, the...