The BDA Awards and Honours for 2023/24 were presented to the most deserving members of the dietetic workforce at Birmingham’s prestigious Council House this week. The event brought together the great and the good and was the perfect setting for an afternoon of celebrating and networking.
Until everyone can benefit from this medication, with equal access - irrespective of postcode or budget, their success will be limited, warns BDA.
We’re pleased to be supporting the second #GreenerAHP Week, exploring all of the exciting new initiatives to improve patient care.
As part of our continued commitment to provide excellent membership value, we are delighted to be launching the new Advanced Practice Specialist Group and Prescribers Specialist Sub-Group.
BDA Director of BDA Trade Union and Public Affairs Annette Mansell-Green shares what International Women’s Day means to her and fellow women trade unionists from across the movement.
Members working in Health and Social Care Northern Ireland are now being consulted on the latest pay offer made by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The BDA welcomes the recent intervention in the House of Lords by Lord Bradley, who has been advocating for the government to extend independent prescribing rights to Allied Health Professionals.
The BDA welcomes the recent stance taken by Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, at The Times newspaper’s Health Commission Summit, where he proposed measures to address the growing number of people living with obesity.
This Student Volunteering Week, Student Rep Kyle Kennedy tells us the three reasons why he volunteers for the BDA.
Katrina Evans explains how the BDA Trade Union supported her in her time of need – and how the experience inspired her to get involved.
Members of the BDA Diabetes Specialist Group report from the Diabetes UK Professional Conference.
Pride month takes place every year during June. The month is dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities around the world. BDA Chair Caroline Bovey explores why we celebrate Pride as an organisation.
Linia Patel on how diet, lifestyle and age have a bearing on bone health.
Mei Wan assesses the latest evidence surrounding nutrition and cardiovascular disease.
This Coeliac Awareness Month we take a look at what dietitians are doing in Bradford to make things better for their coeliac inpatients.
Dr Rose-Marie Satherley looks at the interplay between food concerns, restrictive eating and gastrointestinal disorders.
Tadala Kolawole explains how her team embedded cultural training in their department and found that diversity of values is as important as diversity of ethnicity.
Róisín Pichon, ANutr, explores some of the key questions surrounding probiotics and prebiotics, highlighting the key differences between them and any considerations that should be made when looking to incorporate them into a healthy and balanced diet.