As the doors of Ramadan are set to open, many Muslims across the United Kingdom and worldwide are preparing for the 30-day continuous fasting month. Ines Jabir gives advice on how to support colleagues and patients who might be observing Ramadan.

Rebecca Fisher and Alison Smith introduce improved categorisation in the ePACT2 primary care prescribing data platform.

Annina Whipp is a senior specialist paediatric dietitian. In this Q&A she tells us about how she manages cow’s milk allergy management in practice.

In this blog, Dietitian Vanessa Osborne takes a look at the topic of obesity and the health complications that are connected to the disease.

Francesca Allsop is a Registered Dietitian who works in the UK’s largest prison, HMP Berwyn in Wrexham. She discusses her role and how she got into working in a prison environment.

Roza Jozefowicz considers how dietitians can promote health among LGBT+ people.

Rowena Kelly shares her student volunteering experience as part of the BDA South East Branch.

Avani Keshwalla discusses her student volunteering experience as part of the BDA North West and North Wales Branch.

Lucy Walton explains what she has learned during her experience volunteering on the BDA Critical Care Specialist Group committee.

All you need to know about the latest pay offer for NHS workers in England.

We need to see the Government take more concrete steps and hands on action to support the British people to be able to make healthier choices, particularly young children.

If accepted, the offer would boost pay significantly this year and mean a wage increase next year that’s more than the government had budgeted for.

Although this is not that new to many dietitians, an important debate has started in the general media around the use of inclusive language, when it comes to how we talk about people living with obesity and overweight.

Join the campaign to get Elsie Widdowson a blue plaque in Dulwich, where she grew up.

Following the BDA’s successful mandate for industrial action and subsequent letter to the PM, the BDA has been invited into NHS pay negotiations with the Health Secretary.

Health unions, including the BDA have received an invite from the Government to enter into formal pay talks.

Dietitians working in 43 NHS Trusts in England have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action, following the results of an industrial action ballot by the BDA TU and its members.

As part of our continued commitment to providing excellent membership value, we are delighted to be launching the Industry Specialist Group.