"By working together and placing dietitians at the forefront of preventative care and treatment, we can tackle the root causes of many chronic diseases, potentially saving billions in healthcare costs and improving millions of lives."
This year’s NHS birthday coincides with the 100th anniversary of the first ever dietetic department, which was established in 1924 at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The guidelines aim to support residential and nursing care homes to provide appropriate food and drink for residents in their care.
As part of our continued commitment to provide excellent membership value, we are delighted to be launching our new Avoidance Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Specialist Sub-Group.
We’ve launched our manifesto this month, highlighting our five priorities for a future government.
Food and nutrition experts at the BDA investigate the accuracy and support offered by Artificial Intelligence on key nutrition topics, and whether it’s possible to skip a trip to a healthcare professional altogether.
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.
Alex Ehrlich, BDA Public Affairs Officer takes a look at how the major UK political parties' manifestos align with the five BDA campaign priorities.
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.