as the vast majority of those at medium to high risk of malnutrition (93% based on UK data) are in their own home. With regard to establishing prevalence in community and hospital care settings, it was highlighted that members of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI) were about to participate, for the first time, in the BAPEN malnutrition screening survey in January 2010 using the ‘MUST’. This will provide data from selected wards from approximately 30 hospitals and a smaller number of nursing homes.