BSNA | Putting nutrition at the heart of patient care

ARSENIC: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on: October 10, 2018

Rice is an important contributor to a balanced and healthy diet, and a staple food source for many. Rice based cereals are often used as an important part of the weaning stage of an infant’s diet; healthcare associations continue to encourage parents to feed babies a well-balanced diet that includes a variety of infant cereals including oatmeal, wheat, multigrain or rice, from first weaning.

Royal College of Midwives comments on new study on breastmilk and preterm infants

Posted on: September 24, 2018

The Royal College of Midwives has provided comment on recent research published by the University of Edinburgh.

New Department and Health and Social Care consultation on gluten-free foods on prescription in England

Posted on: August 27, 2018

The Department and Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on the Regulations of gluten-free food on prescription in England

Feeding the Preterm Infant

Posted on: August 20, 2018

Thanks to advances in antenatal care, the overall survival rates for preterm infants has increased in England over the last two decades. These infants are vulnerable and specialist paediatric dietitians have a crucial role to play in providing the nutritional support and intervention required to make sure that the diet of these infants is effectively managed.

Aptamil formulation statement

Posted on: July 16, 2018

For information, please contact Danone.

Prescribing ONS: The requirements for individual clinical circumstances

Posted on: June 20, 2018

NHS England Guidance on Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015-2018, NICE Clinical Guideline 32 on Nutrition Support in Adults (CG32) and NICE Quality Standard 24 (QS24), support the use of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) whenever there is a clinical need to do so.

Royal College of Midwives publishes new position on infant feeding

Posted on: June 14, 2018

BSNA supports the Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) new position statement on infant feeding, published on 12 June. Parents should be provided with all the information and support they need to feed their newborn baby. The new position statement from RCM recommends that balanced and relevant information be given to parents choosing to formula feed their babies, whether exclusively or partially, to enable them to do so safely and with support to develop a close and loving bond with the baby. This is to is to be welcomed, in the best interests of both parent and child.