NNNG Third Advanced Skills Day 17^th November 2010

Practical Sessions:

·       AMT Nasal Bridle®

·       PICC/Midline placement

·       NJ placement with ‘Cortrak’®

Theory Session:

·       Developing a Nurse Led Clinic

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Application form - click here

E-Bans Guide

E-Bans is set to revolutionise the way we collate statistics to provide information for groups funding and commissioning  future feeding services. To make this robust you need to be a reporter to ensure the UK knows about your clients needs. To view a simple guide - click here                                                              

To view click here

‘A Mixed Bag: An enquiry into the care of hospital patients receiving parenteral nutrition’ is the latest report from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome & Death (NCEPOD). It is the first national audit of PN care and covers assessment, prescription, monitoring, line care and nutrition teams. It covers both adult and neonatal/paediatric PN patients and should be of great interest to all those involved in PN care.

Full report - click here

Summary - click here

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10391886.stm

Malnutrition Matters Toolkit

Dr Mike Stroud concludes: “Malnutrition does matter and no NHS or social care organisation can claim it is delivering safe, effective, quality care without appropriate nutritional care policies in place. We ask the new Coalition Government and Ministerial health team to back our call to make the implementation of nutritional care an urgent national priority. Organisations that deliver good nutritional care will see improvements in clinical outcomes and patient and resident experience whilst simultaneously achieving significant reductions in costs – to the benefit of all.”            

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View press release                                                                   

BANS is the UK national survey which audits nutrition support modalities - for info click here

ALL MEMBERS - Dates are set for 12-14.01.2010 for the BAPEN Nutrition Screening Week. To take part and register please follow the link below;

http://www.bapen.org.uk/nsw10.html

'Combating Malnutrition' BAPEN press releases

MP samples Edible Day Motion and calls for £13 billion cost of malnutrition to be tackled - click here

MP calls for £13 billion cost of malnutrition to be tackled- click here

£13 billion cost of malnutrition must be tackled- click here

New guidance for those members who represent the NNNG on national bodies and working parties now available - click here

Wondering when a place on the committee will become free? Planning to stand for NNNG committee?? Check the terms left for your committee to see which posts are  coming up for grabs...click here

The NNNG have developed a standing order form to make rejoining yearly easier for you. To find out more about this and all membership details click here

BAPEN report - Improving nutritional care and treatment

Perspectives and Recommendations From Population Groups, Patients and Carers

For media release click here

For full report click here

For report summary click here

Discussions with BAPEN re Home Artificial Feeding Survey (Bans reporting). We have confirmed that although the 12 month grace period has expired we can still report patients to Streets Heaver but are awaiting a final decision to be made by PIAG as to the long term future of the report.

Letter 2007 asking for review of Bans Click here for 1, Click here for 2, Criteria for data completion.

BAPEN launch their organisation of food and nutritional support in hospital web tool click here