{"id":4180,"date":"2026-03-05T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/?page_id=4180"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:39:40","slug":"oral-nutritional-supplement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/value\/oral-nutritional-supplement\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral nutritional supplement prescribing in Dorset"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1310.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The use of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in adults within primary care has been reviewed across Dorset. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Resources to support uptake of the optional ONS financial stewardship measures within the Prescribing improvement in neighbourhood health programme 2627 (PINH)\u00a0 are available under the &#8220;Best value ONS&#8221; and &#8220;Changes to dessert style ONS&#8221; button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additional resources to support evidence based and cost-effective ONS prescribing, alongside further education and training can be found in the &#8220;resources and education and training&#8221; buttons.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/value\/ons-resources\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">ONS Resources \/ Education and Training<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/value\/changes-to-dessert-supplements\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Changes to dessert style ONS<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/value\/best-value-ons-changes\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Best value ONS<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3067,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4180"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4494,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4180\/revisions\/4494"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}