Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England.

Objectives: Problems such as hospital malnutrition (∼40% prevalence in the UK) may be managed better by improving the nutrition education of 'tomorrow's doctors'. The Need for Nutrition Education Programme aimed to measure the effectiveness and acceptability of an educational intervention on nutrition for medical students in the clinical phase of their training.

Design: An educational needs analysis was followed by a consultative process to gain consensus on a suitable educational intervention.