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Help the British Dietetic Association define safe staffing for paediatric home enteral feeding – the ASCEND project
More babies, children and young people with complex conditions are now surviving, thanks to improvements in care from birth and...

BAPEN launches expression of our organisational purpose: Better Nutrition. Better Health. Better Lives.
BAPEN is pleased to introduce a new expression of our purpose: Better Nutrition. Better Health. Better Lives. While our mission...

MHRA publishes updated guidance on filter use during Parenteral Nutrition administration
BAPEN would like to highlight two new publications from the Medicines and healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) concerning the administration...

Four weeks to go: Have you registered for the BAPEN Annual Conference 2026?
With just four weeks until the BAPEN Annual Conference 2026, now is the ideal time to secure your place and...

Last chance to submit Adult Intestinal Failure Registry Q2 2026 data
The reporting period for collection of Adult Intestinal Failure Registry data for Q2 2026, covering 1st July to 30th September...

BAPEN Position Statement on The Role Nutritional Support in the Management of Disease-Related malnutrition
This position statement explores the role of nutritional support in the management of disease-related malnutrition, highlighting the importance of early...

Become a Mentor
BAPEN runs a mentoring programme which is free for its members. You can either join as a mentor to help...

BACME ME/CFS Tube Feeding Survey Report
The British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME) Tube Feeding Survey Report has now been published on the BACME website....
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