BSNA News
A Parliamentary peek into the inner workings of Commercial Compounding manufacturing
BSNA welcome Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP and David Simmonds MP to visit local BSNA member compounding site and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
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BSNA to host a three part webinar on parenteral nutrition and the role of nurses from hospital to home
Starting on 18 May, the British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA) is to host a live three-part webinar series, endorsed by the National Nurses Nutrition Group (NNNG), introducing parenteral nutrition to nurses and exploring the role of the nurse though a patient journey from diagnosis, to hospital care and finally home parenteral nutrition.
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One Month Left to Submit a Proposal for 2022 MNI Grant
There is just one month left to submit proposals for the annual Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) grant. Deadline for submission of proposals is 15 May 2022.
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BSNA responds to World Health Organisation report ‘How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding’
BSNA has issued a response to the WHO report on marketing of formula milk, published today.
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Feeding Tube Awareness Week 2022 - supporting people to live, grow and thrive!
BSNA is supporting the 12th annual 'Feeding Tube Awareness Week 2022' (7-11 February 2022) and its mission to promote the positive benefits of feeding tubes as lifesaving medical interventions – spreading awareness and providing education about feeding tubes and the importance of feeding tubes.
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#Closethecaregap: World Cancer Day 2022
BSNA is supporting #worldcancerday2022 today. Nutrition plays a pivotal role in the development and prevention of some cancers, as well as playing an essential role in supporting patients who already have the disease and are undergoing treatment.
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RCN endorses BSNA’s resources on parenteral nutrition: ensuring high quality throughout preparation, supply and administration
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) now endorses the British Specialist Nutrition Association’s animation and information sheet on ‘parenteral nutrition: ensuring high quality throughout preparation, supply and administration’.
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European expert groups launch urgent plan for optimal nutritional care for all cancer patients at ESPEN Congress 2021
A joint report launched by expert groups at the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Congress has made seven urgent recommendations to improve nutritional care for cancer patients across Europe
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Further ruling by Advertising Standards Authority against Kendal Nutricare Ltd for breaches of infant formula advertising rules
Following a ruling against Kendal Nutricare Ltd in April this year, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today issued a new ruling against the company
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Prioritising nutritional care in the Health and Care Bill 2021
As the Health and Care Bill passed through its Second Reading stage in the House of Commons this evening, BSNA has urged MPs to recognise that valuable opportunity presented in the Bill to embed optimum nutrition into our health and care system as never before.
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