New Chair of the NNNG announced
The NNNG elected its new Chair of the group at its executive committee meeting on Sunday 8th July 2018. Claire Campbell, the current communications officer, was elected to replace
Category: Announcements
BIFA – Unified PN Procedures Guidelines Launched
The guidance on connecting, disconnecting and changing the dressing for parenteral support (includes nutrition and fluid) catheters, was requested by NHS England, supported by BAPEN, NNNG, BIFA, BSG and PINNT.
Patient Safety Alert – Alert reference number: NHS/PSA/RE/2018/004
Resources to support safer modification of food and drink 27 June 2018 Download Full Alert It’s available via the following link https://improvement.nhs.uk/news-alerts/safer-modification-of-food-and-fluid/. Supporting resource page available via https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/transition-to-iddsi-framework/ that we
BIFA – Draft recommendation on diagnosis of CRBSI – Comment before 30th May 2018
British Intestinal Failure Alliance Aim This document aims to provide the UK standard for the diagnosis of CRSBI in adult patients receiving parenteral support (PS; includes parenteral nutrition and/or fluids).
CN Awards 2018 -Shortlist announced – Voting now open
Comprising of 10 categories, the CN Awards provides the chance for all readers, advertisers and contributors of CN magazines to come together to recognise the achievements of those whose great
Submit your conference abstract before 11th May 2018
Have you been involved in a research, audit or service improvement project recently? Was the project related to oral, enteral or parenteral nutrition? Would you like to share the details
Consultant Nurse in Nutrition wins at BJN Awards 2018
The British Journal of Nursing Awards 2018 took place on Friday 9th March 2018 at Shakespeare’s Underglobe in London. The glittering awards cermony, celebrated the very best in nursing and
BJN Awards 2018 – Shortlist announced
The BJN awards 2018 shortlist has been announced and can be viewed HERE The shortlist for the Nutrition Nurse of the Year Category are as follows Nutrition Nurse of the
Medical Device Alert – (MDA/2017/035) Published 19 December 2017
Nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes – recall due to risk of neonatal or paediatric patient choking on ENFIT connector cap https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/nasogastric-ng-feeding-tubes-recall-due-to-risk-of-neonatal-or-paediatric-patient-choking-on-enfit-connector-cap
Nightingale Trust Announces 2018 Study Dates
Caring for Patients Receiving Nutritional Support A Short Course for Nurses Our course is designed to provide ward/community nurses, and especially nutrition link nurses with the basics of enteral and