was acknowledged as central to tackling the issue and targeting nutritional interventions. However, Dr Power pointed out that a key barrier was that many GPs, nursing homes and hospitals either have no weighing scales or, may not routinely weigh patients on admission or thereafter. This results in a failure to notice or act on any weight loss in older patients. Dr Power also advocated for an awareness programme for the general public about the importance of monitoring weight and acting on unplanned weight loss in older people, otherwise malnutrition would remain under- detected and under-treated.