Thank you!
New equipment for
assessing cancer patients
Nutritional assessment is a crucial
part of a cancer patient’s journey.
Your generous donations
have helped buy 10 hand grip
dynamometers to measure grip
strength in cancer patients at Guy’s
and St Thomas’, which will help make
this kind of testing more accurate.
When assessing the dietary needs
of cancer patients, measuring change
in strength is very important. When
weight and strength improve or reduce,
the patient’s nutritional care plan is
altered as a result.
Alice Champion,
Rhys White and
Rebecca Bradshaw
from the oncology
dietetic team
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‘Having these hand grip
dynamometers means that the
dietitians are able to make a more
accurate assessment of nutritional
status,’ says Rhys White, principal
oncology dietitian. ‘As a result, we can
provide more tailored and appropriate
nutritional care to our patients.’
The oncology dietetic team sees
over 4000 outpatients a year, so the
10 new pieces of small, yet essential
equipment will make a huge impact on
the outcome of their care.