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Call for Regional Representatives current vacancies: Dorset & Somerset, South Thames
BAPEN’s charitable aims are to raise awareness of malnutrition and work towards the advancement of nutritional care. It does so...

BAPEN at ONCA 2026: Driving Policy, Action, and Collaboration in Nutritional Care
BAPEN’s attendance at the June 2026 Optimising Nutritional Care for All (ONCA) Conference in Paris came at a key moment...

Save the Date: UK Malnutrition Awareness Week 2026 – 16th – 20th November 2026
UK Malnutrition Awareness Week 2026 will take place between 16th – 20th November 2026. More information coming soon.

Save the Date: Screening will start 15th March 2027
Further information to follow. Find out more

Save the Date! – HAN Week 2026
3-9 August 2026 Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN) Awareness Week is an annual opportunity to highlight the thousands of adults and children...

SAVE the DATE for PENG Study day on Friday 2nd October in Birmingham
The study day will include the launch of the updated blended diet practice toolkit and further topics on protein and...

Marsden in collaboration with BAPEN launch new tool to help close the gap in malnutrition screening across UK health and care settings
Marsden, in collaboration with BAPEN, has today launched a new device designed to tackle one of the most persistent challenges...

BAPEN is seeking candidates for the post of Shadow Secretary
Applications in the form of a short current CV and personal statement explaining your suitability for the role and vision...
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We would really like to build on BAPEN's feature work but in order to do this we are looking for BAPEN Members to join a media panel. The media panel will be a group of volunteers who would be interested/happy to write feature articles/copy for key journals, with support and assistance from BAPEN. If you would like to get involved, please contact the BAPEN press office: Kirsty Baldry, on 07587175720, via kirsty.baldry@mandfhealth.com or email bapen@mandfhealth.com

