Pocket Guide

A Pocket Guide To Clinical Nutrition: 5th Edition updated 2018

The 5th Edition has been extensively revised, reviewed, updated and expanded to provide concise and evidence-based data to assist the practitioner in assessing, planning, treating and monitoring patients who require nutritional support. Within the adult nutritional requirements section there are substantial changes from previous editions as a result of conducting five systematic reviews.

You can read more about the guide on the PENG website.

Find out more about ordering the guide in digital or printed versions below.

Download the brand new PENG e-Pocket Guide!

We are extremely excited to launch our new PENG e-Pocket Guide - an essential resource to support your practice.

For the first time ever, you can access the 5th edition of the PENG Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition easily, anywhere and at any time, all in a user-friendly format.

The PENG Pocket Guide is a widely used and much-loved resource for students and registered dietitians and this new format makes it quicker and easier to find key sections and bookmark what’s important to you.

Did you know, BDA PENG members can access the e-Pocket Guide for free - why not join the group for just £20 per year and access the guide?

Order your printed copy via the online shop

The Pocket Guide is priced at £78 for a non-BDA Member. You may be eligible for a discounted copy of the guide at the following prices:

  • BDA Student Member £43 (Student member of the BDA)
  • BDA Member £63 (BDA member – any category)
  • PENG Specialist Group Member £43 (Parental and Enteral Nutrition Group Member)

If you are ordering a PENG guide at a discounted price, you can only order one copy per person.

Prices include UK postage. Orders will be sent by courier, once payment has been confirmed please allow up to 28 days for delivery. We are currently only taking orders for delivery to UK postcodes and will open orders outside of UK postcodes, shortly.

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Bulk orders (five or more copies)

If you require five or more copies, please email [email protected] for a bulk order form and instructions on how to order. There is also a university price for bulk order (20+ copies) available.