News and press releases

Linda Hindle OBE received a BDA Fellowship in 2025 in recognition of her outstanding and sustained personal commitment and contribution to the BDA and the profession for over 10 years in the field of obesity management and public health nutrition.

In the face of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, we are asking the UK government to act now to ensure the immediate safe passage of humanitarian aid by international humanitarian organisations into Gaza.

Following the announcement that the Government accepted the Pay Review Body's recommendation of a 3.6% pay award for Agenda for Change staff in England, the relevant ministers in Northern Ireland and Wales have now accepted it too.

Dietetic professionals attended the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena on Thursday evening for a special event celebrating their work improving health through nutrition and dietetics

Practice-based learning (PBL) within a higher education environment offers learners a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the academic profession.

Nearly 100 people attended the 2025 BDA Awards and Honours ceremony earlier today at Birmingham’s prestigious Council House. The event brought together the great and the good and was the perfect setting for an afternoon of celebrating members of the dietetic profession and networking.

A pay award of 3.6% has been announced across all pay grades. Relevant members will soon be consulted on the award.

The BDA greatly welcomes today’s announcement from the Department for Health in Northern Ireland of an increase in undergraduate dietetic places in the upcoming academic year.

It has now been a month since the NHS Pay Review Body produced its report and recommendations on pay for 2025/26 and it is frustrating that we are yet to receive a decision from the government on what they intend to award NHS staff.

The new BDA Dietetic Career Framework launches to support and direct existing and future careers within the dietetic workforce.

The Scottish Government has made a pay offer to those working for NHS Scotland on Agenda for Change terms and conditions, for the next two financial years.

The BDA is pleased to launch its Digital Vision, a document for the whole of the dietetic workforce, aimed at fostering good practice when working digitally.

Caroline Bovey has been bestowed a BDA Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding and sustained personal commitment as Chair of the BDA, former Chair of Bwrdd Cymru and the BDA Wales Employment Relations Committee.

The BDA attended the annual TUC Women’s Conference, held from 5-7 March in London. It was a truly inspiring and empowering event, bringing together passionate individuals dedicated to driving positive change for women in the workplace and beyond. 

The BDA has written to NICE to request an urgent update of the dietary advice section of guideline NG28.

Last week the Prime Minister announced plans to abolish NHS England, to bring management of the NHS "back into democratic control". We are acutely aware that this has been an unsettling few days for those members working within NHSE.

The first clinical trial to test the link between food additive emulsifiers and Crohn’s disease has revealed that a low emulsifier diet could be an effective new treatment.

Michelle received the Edith Elliot Honour in recognition of her significant and sustained personal commitment and contribution to the profession locally and in Scotland. 

Tanya Rumney received an Ibex in 2025 in recognition of her work to tirelessly grow the profession and provide new opportunities for dietitians.

The Clinical Lead (pancreas) for the BDA’s Gastroenterology Specialist Group, Mary Phillips, has written to the Prime Minister requesting an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Health to discuss options for alleviating the PERT shortage.