We’re halfway through #BOXtober2025! Huge thanks to everyone who sponsored a box! 🙏 We still need your help! 💛 ✅ Check in on older neighbours ✅ Volunteer: thefoodtrain.co.uk/volunteer-form ✅ RT! ✅ Sponsor a box: thefoodtrain.enthuse.com/sponsor-a-box Small actions make a big difference!

💊 You or someone in your team thinking about prescribing? Join our FREE webinar for BDA members! 🗓 6 Nov 2025 🕐 1–2pm 💻 Online Hear from expert speakers on getting started, funding, governance + manager support. Includes Q&A! #CPD #nonmedicalprescribing British Dietetic Association

Our volunteers are the heart of every delivery! ❤️ They go above and beyond, offering support, comfort, and a listening ear to our older members. Would you consider joining us? 👉 thefoodtrain.co.uk/food-train-hom… Together, we can ensure groceries keep flowing! 👉 thefoodtrain.enthuse.com/sponsor-a-box

Occupational therapists play a crucial role across health and social care, supporting people to recover, adapt, and participate in daily life. On #WorldOTDay, we’re celebrating the 48,603 OTs on our Register whose knowledge, skill and care make a lasting difference every day. 👏

FAO BDA OSG. Views wanted from dietitians working with people using Obesity Management Medications. Workshops to be held on Teams on Tues 11th  2.30-4.00pm and Wed 12th November 10.00-11.30am. Places limited. To book please contact [email protected]

BDA Trade Union - Strength in numbers: How you can be a part of empowering dietitian voices 📅 13 November, 12.30pm Ever wanted to understand more about the BDA Trade Union, how it can support you and how you can support it? Book your free place: bda.uk.com/events/calenda…

Last month, trustee Stuart Dougall joined Alzheimer Scotland at the Scottish Parliament to hand in our Stop the Cuts petition - calling for fair, consistent dementia care across Scotland. Our work continues: through our Manifesto, we're calling for a clear, national Dementia

Philippa Allison Russell, a weight management and bariatric dietitian, shares her career journey and why representation matters in dietetics. bda.uk.com/resource/bhm-2…

Two BDA members, Dr Claudine Matthews and Gemma Stott, received CAHPO Awards for innovation and advancement in their fields. 🎉  Great to see our members recognised for their pioneering work and the dietetic workforce represented in these prestigious awards.

🌟 New Committee Member 🌟 We’re delighted to welcome Aneesa, who will be taking over the role of sponsorship officer! Aneesa is currently in her third year of study at Glasgow Caledonian University 📚🎓 (1/2)

Rhianna Mallia, BDA Policy and Campaigns Officer, explains why we have launched our Nourish Every Child resource, which makes the dietetic case for universal free school meals in primary school. 🍽🏫 Download it here: bda.uk.com/news-campaigns…

Please send us your stories of where prescribing is safe and effective but also why supplementary prescribing is a barrier and why independent prescribing would have more impact 💪🏻

A reminder that if your a dietetic prescriber to 🙏 share a story with us - link in the below post. Unsure or want some support, drop us a message 😊

Today, we launch our manifesto to the Scottish Government! ✊ Our members are clear: “We deserve greater dignity and independence.” Let's ensure every older person in Scotland can eat well, age well, and live well at home. thefoodtrain.co.uk/about/influenc… #Dignity #Independence #Scotland

#UKMAW2025 Did you know that 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition? Older people over the age of 65, particularly if they are living in a care home or nursing home or have been admitted to hospital are at an increased risk of malnutrition.

Around 30-40% of those admitted to hospitals and care homes are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. #EveryContactCounts in ensuring they receive crucial nutritional care and so we're asking you to recap on the signs of malnutrition and spread the word with your colleagues.

Thanks, STV News, for highlighting the rise in malnutrition among older people. 22% of over-65s we assessed are at risk, up from 19%. We can't ignore this! Read more ➡️ news.stv.tv/scotland/malnu… #STVNews #OlderPeople #ElderCare

Being able to independently prescribe means... 💬 Dietitians share why independent prescribing matters - to them, to patients and to the NHS. They explain how it could improve access to care, save time and money, and support better health outcomes.

✅ The BDA joined the launch of the Right to Food Commission last week. lan Byrne MP is calling for dietitians to be involved across the UK, as evidence sessions begin in January. We'll share how members can take part soon. #RightToFood

Share your prescribing stories with us 💬 If you’re a dietitian with supplementary prescribing experience, help us show why it’s time for independent prescribing rights. #PrescribingNow ➡ bda.uk.com/news-campaigns…