Neonatal Workforce, Service Specifications and Commissioning Documents from the BDA
Dietitian Staffing on Neonatal Units
Knowledge and Skills Framework for Dietitians Working within Neonatal Services
About dietitians in neonatal care
Dietitians can have a significant impact on the care of sick and premature babies providing, as part of the neonatal team, specialist nutritional advice facilitating improved outcomes to each infant and designing nutrition practice protocols and monitoring tools. By enhancing clinical effectiveness and avoiding clinical complications the role can lead to a reduced length of hospital stay with associated cost saving implications.
Professional Groups
Neonatal Dietitians Interest Group (NDIG) is a sub group of the Paediatric Group of the British Dietetic Association providing an informal network for neonatal dietitians from the UK and Ireland.
Neonatal Dietitians Interest Group (NDIG)
Aims
- To establish a network of dietitians working in neonatology to share practice.
- To create a forum for discussion of current issues within the field of neonatal nutrition.
- To provide evidence based education and advice to non-specialists and specialists in the field of neonatology through meetings, study days and a network of experts who can be contacted for advice.
- To develop links with other professional groups working in neonatology.
- To undertake joint collaborative audit and research to develop formalised standards and publish work
Committee details
Please contact them for support and information:
Chairperson: Sara Clarke, Lead Neonatal Network Dietitian for West Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network
Membership Secretary: Vickie Bevan, Advanced Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust