BAPEN News
New British Intestinal Failure Alliance (BIFA) position statement published
BIFA has recently published ‘Guidance Haematological and Biochemical Monitoring of Adult Patients receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition’, authored by Gavin Mercer-Smith, Colette Kirk, Lisa Gemmell, Chris Mountford, Jeremy Nightingale, Nick Thompson and the BIFA Committee.
Click here to access the Position Statement.
BAPEN community COVID-19 survey of healthcare professionals
Between May and June 2020, BAPEN conducted a survey of healthcare professionals to better understand how the nutritional care of patients with COVID-19 was being managed in the community, and to gain insights into some of the key challenges.
The summary report is now available and includes findings regarding malnutrition and nutrition-related symptoms, malnutrition risk, barriers to delivering good nutrition, nutritional strategies, and nutritional pathways and community care.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the community survey.
Click here to read the full summary report.
Nasogastric Tube (NGT) placement as an aerosol generating procedure (AGP) & the AGP Alliance
In this issue of In Touch, the Nasogastric Tube Special Interest Group (NGSIG) provide updates on NGT placement as an AGP and the AGP Alliance, whom have been extremely busy over the last few months.
Click here to read the NGSIG report.
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