Eligible dietetic students will soon receive upfront support with travel and accommodation costs associated with practice-based learning.

Check out our latest BDA Annual Report showing you all that we've achieved with and on behalf of our members.

Today it has been announced that Robbie Butler, Lagan Valley Ulster Unionist Party member (MLA), has been selected as the new health minister for Northern Ireland.

A food system under threat - the BDA calls for action following recent droughts and wildfires.

The BDA welcomes the news that Public Health Wales, with support from Life Sciences Hub Wales, has been awarded £8 million of grant funding from Innovate UK to develop innovative weight management services in Wales.

On Friday 3 July, the BDA stood with other NHS trade unions to deliver a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, calling for the focus and investment needed to make fair pay in the NHS a reality.

The British Dietetic Association, together with the BDA Neonatal Specialist Sub-Group, welcomes the publication of Baroness Amos’s review into maternity and neonatal services and its commitment to improving safety, experience and outcomes for babies, women and families. 

As the use of medications for obesity continues to grow, the BDA is clear that people need more than a prescription.

The BDA welcomes the recent announcement of phase one of the £5 million Regional Obesity Management Service for Northern Ireland.

As we mark Sustainable September 2026, Louise Kirkham talks to Tanya Haffner and Amy Roach about the Plants First Healthcare Coalition.

As the BDA Cardiovascular Specialist Group celebrates its first year – and ahead of World Heart Day on 29 September – members of the group look back on some of the hot topics of 2026.

Dr Alan Kennedy speaks to Dr Tilly Spurr about her fascinating career path from investment banking in 1990s London to working in education and sport – alongside running a thriving coffee-roasting business.

Ajithkumar Puthentheruvil Anantharaman outlines how an MDT containing a senior dietetic first contact practitioner is helping patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Preetpal Kainth, Chair of the BDA Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, explores this year's South Asian Heritage Month theme and what it means to her as a dietitian.

To support people living with Long Covid, as well as the health professionals caring for them, we are pleased to host the University of Plymouth’s updated Nutrition and COVID-19 Recovery Knowledge Hub.

Specialist Fertility and Maternal Weight Management Dietitian Eugenia Grand answers common questions about male fertility and nutrition.

The BDA Obesity Specialist Group has been developing a suite of dietary resources aimed at supporting individuals taking medications for obesity.

As the 7th Edition of the Manual of Dietetic Practice is launched, the editing team reflect on the long process of getting it to publication.