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 May 2012Congratulations go to South Essex Partnership University Trust’s (SEPT) Dietetic Team for winning two prestigious Leadership Awards at the Advancing Healthcare Awards for their Food First Programme
In a letter to the Editor in this week’s Nursing Standard (published 2nd May), BAPEN’s Nutrition Screening Week survey received more positive coverage Click here to read the letter in full and hear what Brigid McKevith says (PDF)
April 2012Nursing Times covers NSW 2011
Huffington Post covers Nutrition Screening Week 2011 Report publication today (12th April) Click here to read their coverage
Daily Telegraph covers publication of the BAPEN NSW 2011 report today (12th April)
The final report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Improving Nutritional Care Programme is now available
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Places still available for the Pan-London BAPEN Regional Meeting on Tuesday 15th May We have an excellent panel of speakers and strong industry sponsorship.
We already have plenty of delegates, but the more people we have, the better the meeting. The last time we met at King’s we were over-subscribed so we have been generous with the catering!
We are meeting in Room 1.60 of the Franklin Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus, King’s College London.
Registration starts at 1.30, there will be lunch and an opportunity to network before the meeting starts in earnest at 2.30pm.
Bedfordshire dietitans Cathy Forbes and Leanne Fishwick win the Chief Health Professions Officer’s award for leadership for their Food First project
Leanne Fishwick (left) and Cathy Forbes (right) receiving their awards from Fergus Walsh at a celebration lunch on Friday 30 March 2012 at the Radission Blu Portman Square hotel in London.
The Food First project aims to manage malnutrition in the community and includes an award scheme for care homes to encourage them to screen regularly for malnutrition and to encourage residents to eat real food rather than oral supplements.
The Food First team has spanned both health and social care by working with care home staff, community nurses, GPs and hospital doctors to develop resources and training to meet the needs of patients and staff. Social care staff have been trained to identify people at risk and 95% of care homes said their practice had changed since working with the team.
The judges were hugely impressed with Cathy’s and Leanne’s approach to leadership which inspired others within and outside the health world. They understood the shifting political landscape and developed strong clinical and strategic leadership to introduce a change which has the potential to vastly improve the lives of older people.
For further information contact Cathy Forbes on cathy.forbes@nhs.net or 01582 707629
Calling all surgical trainees Sponsored places available for the BAPEN Medical taught course on nutrition at the ASGBI meeting, May 2012.
Download the programme with details of how to apply
e-bans Reporters' Digest Newsletter The Nutrition Society Cuthbertson Medal 2012 Abstract Submissions Deadline BAPEN Nutricia Good Practice Awards 2012 Powell-Tuck Prize Announcing the “Powell-Tuck Prize” to be awarded by BAPEN Medical.
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BAPEN Conference 2011 – resounding success in Harrogate! 650+ delegates, 100s of new members, 150 ‘MUST’ Apps downloaded across the globe – from UK to USA, Ireland to India, Belgium to Brazil, Canada to China, Philippines to Pakistan – new ‘MUST’ charts and SCORM compliant e-learning launched!
See you in Liverpool at BAPEN@DDF2012 17-20 June!
Call to Action! Please inform Senior Management BAPEN provides a template presentation for YOU to adapt to ensure your Chief Execs and professional leads understand the importance of delivering excellent nutritional care.
New ‘MUST’ materials now available! New ‘MUST’ charts to cater for taller, shorter, heavier & lighter patients. Check out the updated ‘MUST’ Explanatory Booklet – ideal for induction & training
Click here to access the ‘MUST’ Toolkit and the new materials Which charts do you prefer to use & would you like printed copies?
Fill in the ‘MUST’ charts questionnaire and have your say.
Complete at Conference or click here to download and return to the BAPEN Office by 16 December.
BAPEN has a new Chair! Dr Tim Bowling takes over Chairmanship of BAPEN at 2011 Conference from Mike Stroud.
Win an iPad!  Calling all BAPEN members! Register your interest to attend BAPEN@DDF2012 and enter our prize draw to win an iPad! Register at Conference or email ddf2012@bapen.org.uk with your membership details.
Nutrition Nurse Tracy Earley wins prestigious Nurse of the Year Award 2011  Tracy Earley (centre) Nurse of the Year 2011 being presented with her Award by the Nursing Times and sponsors The Huntercombe Group “I am delighted to have received this award,” said Tracy of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, “but it really is recognition of the work of the entire nutrition team and the difference we make to patients’ lives.”
Tracy was recognised as Nurse of the Year for her ground-breaking work on nurse-led nutrition clinics.
Basildon’s on a Nutrition Mission! 
Nutrition Nurse Specialists Anita Beukes (left) and Andrea Cartwright are key players in Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s recently launched Nutrition Mission aimed at encouraging everyone in the Trust to sign up to the Mission and play their part in delivering excellent nutritional care.
BAPEN is proud to announce a new 'MUST' resource 
The 'MUST' is now available as an App.
An easy, quick and accurate way to screen for malnutrition and providing extra choice for healthcare professionals.
Paper - Web - App - it's your choice!
*Please use your iPhone appropriately and in line with local and professional policies.
Get the App, Use it, Share it – and tell us what you think and how you use it via Facebook
Click here for more information Check out BAPEN on YouTube too!
More Malnutrition in the Winter and in the Community BAPEN’s Nutrition Screening Week 2010 Report reveals an increase in the prevalence of malnutrition of those being admitted into hospital and care from their own homes. Survey also records that fewer than half of hospitals in the survey always include nutritional status and care information at discharge and on transfer between settings potentially increasing vulnerability.
More Cancer Patients Receiving Nutrition Support This is one of the key trends reported in the new BANS (British Artificial Nutrition Survey) 2010 Report available to download freely here.
BANS calls all dietitians to sign up for e-reporting in 2011 to benchmark local services against national data. To access the guidelines and register for e-BANS go to https://www.e-bans.com/index.php
More Malnutrition in Winter There is no excuse, says BAPEN Launched at BAPEN Conference Instant help with calculating BMI, metric/imperial conversions and alternative measurements.
Major deficiencies in artificial nutrition given in hospitals identified in national enquiry The report ‘A Mixed Bag’ from NCEPOD covers reviews of the hospital care of 877 adult and 264 neonatal patients who were given parenteral nutrition; good practice was found in less than a quarter of the cases reviewed.
The enquiry also found evidence of poor care and documentation when feeding catheters were inserted.
Copies of the Report can be downloaded from www.ncepod.org.uk (from 24 June 2010). Click here for BAPEN’s media release.
Paul Burstow MP Minister of State for Care Services congratulates BAPEN on launch of Commissioning Toolkit and confirms his support "I welcome the leadership shown by BAPEN and the many other respected organisations that collaborated in developing this resource and I hope that care providers and commissioners will use it to make sure older people receive the nutritional care they are entitled to."
BAPEN calls for ‘real clarity as to how the Government intends to track progress and hold local providers to account on their delivery of effective nutritional care and treatment.’ Read here the initial response from BAPEN to the Government’s response to the final Report from the Nutrition Action Plan Delivery Board.
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