Nearly 1,200 people have starved to death in NHS hospitals because 'nurses are too busy to feed patients'

For every patient who dies from malnutrition, four more have dehydration mentioned on their death certificate In 2011, 43 patients starved to death and 291 died in a state of severe malnutritionDepartment of Health branded the figures 'unacceptable' and said the number of unannounced inspections will increase