Hundreds of patients - including disabled children - at risk amid delays in supplies of intravenous nutrition

Hundreds of patients - including disabled children - at risk amid delays in supplies of intravenous nutrition Hundreds of NHS patients - including children - who depend on intravenous nutrition - are experiencing delays in deliveries, an investigation has found.

Senior clinical staff said they were “walking a very thin line” amid shortages of supplies of hydration and nutrition for the most vulnerable.

The British manufacturer of the feed, known as Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), said hundreds of patients were affected by the problems, which resulted from an inspection by watchdogs. The Daily Telegraph