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What's New?
 July 2010
The High Impact Actions - The Essential Collection has now been launched by the CNO including the case study to which BAPEN has contributed on Keeping Nourished – Getting Better. Log on to institute.nhs.uk to access the on-line and print materials Register for the Webex Seminar on Keeping Nourished, 6th August 11-12.30pm
June 2010
May 2010 Click here for Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services statement
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BAPEN activities 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.
Dragon's Den - Are you a budding nutritional entrepreneur? 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."
Win a place at BAPEN Conference 2010 – ‘Malnutrition Matters’ Announcing the “Powell-Tuck Prize” to be awarded by 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.
BANS 2009 - Report now available British Artificial Nutrition Survey 2009 Report now available to view and download here Dr Trevor Smith, Chair of BANS and Editor-in-Chief says: "BANS is a unique national audit of clinical nutrition practice and has made some vital contributions to the planning and delivery of high quality nutritional care in the UK. BANS reporters are key to this success and the BANS committee thank you all for your hard work, dedication and support."
For more information about BANS and its reports, and enquiries regarding becoming a reporting centre, email bapen@sovereignconference.co.uk with 'BANS enquiry' in the subject line.
The Nutrition Society Cuthbertson Medal 2010 *NEW* E-learning Resource – ‘Nutritional Screening – a ‘MUST’ for Healthcare in Hospital |
