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BSNA welcomes the new National Cancer Plan's commitment to provide patients with rapid access to the best possible treatment
BSNA responds to publication of DHSC Response to CMA Market Study on Infant Formula and Follow on Formula
FREE Webinar Series for Dietitians: Understanding Parenteral Nutrition
Supporting a new blueprint for the effective treatment of malnutrition worldwide
BSNA response to publication of Commercial Baby Foods and Drink Voluntary Industry Guidelines
Celebrating Home Artificial Nutrition Week 2025!
BSNA welcomes the new 10 Year Health Plan - allowing millions of patients to have care closer to home and an opportunity to create more healthcare in their homes.
BSNA publishes new report on transforming healthcare in the home - an ambitious vision for the NHS ten year plan
BSNA Response to Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Market Study Final Report
Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds visits local aseptic compounding facility
Blog Posts
Supporting good nutrition and hydration in the NHS – Nutrition and Hydration Week 2026
Building understanding in parenteral nutrition – BSNA webinar series delivers bite-sized practical knowledge
Feeding Tube Awareness Week 2026 - how tube feeds help people to live, grow and thrive!
Managing the future of aseptic medicine
2025 BAPEN Annual Conference — A Hub of Nutrition Innovation in Newport, Wales
The future of dietetics - Dietitians Week 2025!
The Athens ONCA Conference
What should the Ten Year Plan say about nutritional care?
BSNA welcomes the launch of the first International Day on Intestinal Failure today (1 February 2025)
BAPEN 2024 Annual Conference, Gateshead 5-6 November
People
Abdul assumed the role of Head of Nutrition at Reckitt/Mead Johnson in February 2024, bringing over a decade of extensive experience in the medical nutrition industry. His journey began in 2015, traversing various sales, marketing, and commercial positions at Nestle Health Science and Nutricia respectively. Prior to this, he worked as a research engineer for four years after completing his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the fields of Medical Engineering and Business Management. He was recently appointed vice-chair of the board in January 2026.
Claire Joined BSNA as Executive Assistant in July 2022. She has an MA (Dist) Journalism and Communications from the University of Hertfordshire. With over 13 years' experience in various business support roles, Claire looks after all administration at BSNA.
Clare leads the UK and Ireland Nutrition and OPAT Homecare business for Baxter. Baxter is a global medical device and pharmaceutical company who for 90 years have built a portfolio of technologies and services now available in more than 100 countries.
She has worked for over 25 years in nutrition sales and marketing roles across commercial medical/Pharma and FMCG organisations. She has extensive direct line management and business development/innovation experience and has a huge passion for coaching and mentorship.
Director General of BSNA since January 2015, Declan studied agricultural science and worked as an agricultural advisor in a co-op and then in the crop protection industry before joining the trade association world. Prior to joining BSNA, he spent 10 years running a European Veterinary Medicine trade association based in Brussels.
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Mike is a B Braun veteran of 24 years and has spent his career in a variety of commercial roles at B Braun Medical UK and was previously the Head of Sales & Marketing for Clinical Nutrition & Pharma from 2012 – 2018.
He now has a wider remit across B Braun, as Head of Value & Access, which includes responsibilities for Government Affairs & Market Access. He is also Chair of both the ABHI Commercial Policy Group and Ready to use (RTU) Group of Medicines UK.
Mikko was appointed Managing Director of Fresenius Kabi Limited UK and Ireland, and Calea UK Limited in 2022, following an 8-year stint as Managing Director of Fresenius Kabi South Africa and an earlier career in Finance within the Fresenius group. He has subsequently taken on additional responsibility for Pharma and Nutrition in the Nordic and Baltic regions of the Fresenius Kabi group. The organisation offers a complex product and service portfolio including clinical nutrition, intravenously administered drugs, infusion therapy, biosimilars, medical devices, transfusion medicine, cell therapies and homecare services.
Mohamed is Head of Medical Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at Nestle Nutrition UK&I. He is a licensed Physician with a post graduate Diploma from the UK in Clinical Nutrition. He has over 30 years of extensive, broad based pharmaceutical, FMCG & Consumer Medical Affairs and R&D experience in multinational companies, including Pfizer Inc; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals & Wyeth Nutrition; and, Nestle Nutrition.
Natasha is a purpose driven leader with two decades of experience, working in the specialist nutrition industry across UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
She is a scientist by background with a PhD in Biology and Biochemistry. She has held executive positions in Marketing, Sales, Medical, Scientific Affairs, Public & Corporate Affairs and Comms. She was the non Executive Chair of BSNA for three years, prior to becoming its CEO in February 2026.
Previously Natasha ran her own strategy consultancy helping a broad spectrum of businesses and charities get clear on their direction and win the hearts and minds of teams behind them.
Natasha is an experienced public speaker, facilitator, and when the time is right - stand-up comedian!
Olivier Lechanoine
BSNA Chair - Vice President of Specialised Nutrition for Northern Europe (Danone)
Olivier is Vice President for Danone Specialised Nutrition for Northern Europe. Over the last 10+ years, Oliver has held various commercial roles for Danone Specialised Nutrition, based in UK, Netherlands and Belgium, with both local and global responsibilities. Previously, Olivier has also held commercial roles in consumer care and medical devices for Johnson & Johnson.
Raj Banwait
Raj is the Head of Regulatory Affairs at Nestle Health Science for UK & Ireland. She has over 15 years’ experience in Regulatory Affairs and has held several roles within the manufacturing and retail industries at Holland & Barrett, Sainsburys, Pepsico and Alliance Pharma, supporting the commercialisation of an array of product categories including Medicines, Medical Devices, Food Supplements and FSMPs.