http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press.html View BAPEN's press releases. en-gb Wed, 07 Apr 2008 18:30:00 GMT Copyright: (C) BAPEN 15 http://www.bapen.org.uk/images/bapen_logo.gif http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press.html BAPEN Report confirms up to 1 in 3 of all adults of all ages at risk of malnutrition on admission to hospital, care homes & mental health units... http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel38.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel38.html Wed, 07 Apr 2008 18:30:00 GMT These are the first results released from BAPEN's UK-wide survey on malnutrition on admission to care services (BAPEN NSW 2007). Data was collected over three days during BAPEN NSW 2007 on more than 11,600 patients and residents admitted to 372 hospitals, mental health units and care homes in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel37.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel37.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:30:00 GMT The data currently available on the prevalence of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care homes in the UK is over 10 years old, limited and inconsistent. BAPEN will reveal on Tuesday 27th November, the first day of the 'Malnutrition Matters' Conference, the top line data from its first Nutrition Screening Week (NSW). For the first time, reliable and comprehensive figures will be available on the percentage of the population moving from various settings into hospital or care that are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel36.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel36.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:30:00 GMT BAPEN's new web-based information resource Organisation of Food and Nutrition Support in Hospitals (OFNoSH) is freely available to download from the BAPEN website. The resource will help Hospital Boards and senior staff tasked with overseeing nutritional care to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure, processes and resources are in place. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel35.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel35.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:01:00 GMT Action plan places nutritional care at centre of policy and practice to improve patient & resident experience and individual outcomes - vital for all age groups says BAPEN. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel34.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel34.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:37:00 GMT Council of Europe UK Alliance '10 Key Characteristics of Good Nutritional Care in Hospitals' provides a checklist for hospitals & hospital staff to implement effectively nutrition care & treatment. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel33.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel33.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:01:00 GMT 75% of participating hospitals and care homes are in England, 12% in Scotland, 7% in Wales and 6% in Northern Ireland (approx %s). http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel32.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel32.html Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:37:00 GMT BAPEN is delighted to announce the support of the Welsh Assembly Government, the Scottish Government, the Chief Nursing Officer in Northern Ireland and the Department of Health in England for the UK’s first Nutrition Screening Week (NSW) to establish the extent of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care homes across all four nations. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel28.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel28.html Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT Scottish Government gives support for BAPEN’s Nutrition Screening Week to establish extent of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care homes in Scotland. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel29.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel29.html Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT Welsh Assembly Government to support BAPEN’s Nutrition Screening Week to establish extent of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care homes in Wales. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel30.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel30.html Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT Chief Nursing Officer in Northern Ireland to support BAPEN's Nutrition Screening Week. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel31.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel31.html Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT BAPEN is undertaking the first prospective national nutrition screening survey in the UK across both hospital and community care settings 25 - 27th September 2007, in collaboration with the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The initiative is also supported by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and now also by the Department of Health. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel27.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel27.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:30:00 GMT BAPEN is undertaking the first prospective national nutrition screening survey across both hospital and community care settings 25 - 27th September 2007 in order to find out the prevalence of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care today. This survey is being organised in collaboration with the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and is also supported by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel26.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel26.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:23:00 GMT Evidence to be presented at the BAPEN Conference (Brighton 1/2 November 2006) clearly shows that education for healthcare professionals and patients must be improved if nutrition care and treatment is to be optimal. 30th October 2006. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel25.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel25.html Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT "Malnutrition (under-nutrition) is under-recognised and often goes un-treated especially in the Community," says Christine Russell, Chair of the Malnutrition in the Community symposium at the BAPEN Conference today (Thursday 2nd November) and Honorary Treasurer of the Charity. 30th October 2006. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel24.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel24.html Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT "You are at greatest risk of malnutrition and its consequences if you live in the North and are poor," says Dr Rebecca Stratton in The Pennington Lecture to be delivered today (Wednesday 1st November 2006) at the BAPEN Conference (Brighton, 1/2 November 2006). 27th October 2006. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel23.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel23.html Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel22.html Left-handedness is established or 'programmed' during early development in the womb by the same factors that also determine birth-weight, according to new research conducted by the University of Southampton to be presented at the BAPEN Conference (1st November 2006). 26th October 2006. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel22.html Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel21.html "Patients are being denied access to the best possible co-ordinated nutrition care - from food to specialist treatment - because their hospitals do not have Nutrition Support Teams (NSTs) or Nutrition Steering Committees (NSCs)," claims Professor Marinos Elia, Chair of BAPEN. 26th October 2006. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/bans_reports/res_press_rel21.html Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT "Malnutrition in the UK costs in excess of £7.3 billion each year, more than double the projected £3.5 billion cost of obesity," states Professor Marinos Elia, Chairman of BAPEN, in the charity's new health economic report on malnutrition, "yet it receives no government policy focus and no allocation of resources in secondary or primary health care." 14th December 2005. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel19.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel19.html Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:30:00 GMT The health service is facing a substantial increase in the number of adults and children requiring artificial feeding at home, reveals a Report published by BAPEN. 24th February 2004. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel18.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel18.html Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:30:00 GMT