Day 3 of #UKMAW2021 Todays theme #hydration a key component to oral intake! Reviewing fluid & hydration status should be part of every patient assessment - checking bloods (U&Es)🩸mucus membranes 👄oedema, foods charts, bed space 🥤 but also checking urine output & colour 💦

Thinking about becoming a dietitian? In this video dietitians working in a range of different areas explain why they love their jobs: buff.ly/3Dl4jNu #WhatDietitiansDo

Great to see so many tweets this week on how AHPs contribute to great patient care ..and some fun pictures too! #AHPsDay #UKMAW2021 @DieteticsNHFT

Food fortification means using food based techniques to support those at risk of malnutrition. But not just sugar and fat (energy) ... food fortification should focus on all nutrients #UKMAW2021 @bda_dietitians

Ever told someone you’re a dietitian… but they still don’t know what it is you do? Our About Dietetics web pages explain #WhatDietitiansDo: buff.ly/3DAFwVN #AHPsDay #AHPsDayScot

We had our BDA East Midlands Branch meeting last night ahead of #AHPDay sharing what Dietitians did over the pandemic to change practice. BIG thanks to our great speakers UHLDIETITIANS 🌈🌈 Liz Bonnett RD 💙

NEW & Available! 📢🎙️REFLUX webinars by NHS Somerset dietetic team on diet & lifestyle and medications with Emma Greig Anjan Dhar & Olivia Radcliffe Free for any NHS department or patient to use Guts UK Charity Action-vs-Heartburn BDA Gastroenterology Specialist Group British Dietetic Association Somerset LMC 💙 SGPET and Somerset Training Hub

This study evaluated the benefits of a model of care in which a dietitian, working as a first contact practitioner within a general practice, provided care to patients at risk of malnutrition and frailty. Read it here: buff.ly/3DbyYx6 @JHNDEditor Mary Hickson Avril Collinson

When food is unpacked or not pre-portioned, it might be tricky to decide how much to eat. 🤷‍♀️ A convenient way to measure #foodportions may be using your hands. 🤚👍🤏 Sometimes you might need less or more portions per meal, but this can get you started ⤵️

#IsThisOK?

The best way to maintain a healthy weight is to consider your diet as a whole. Our fact sheet about weight loss and achieving a healthier weight has been updated - read it here: buff.ly/3H26gAa #NewYearNewMe #NewYearResolution #FadDiet #FadDiets #WeightLoss

No doubt it will be a busy year with lots of opportunities and challenges! Thanks British Dietetic Association for my bottle - perfect for my winter walks @DieteticsNHFT

.Coventry University will begin delivery of the first ever dietetic apprenticeship programme this month, after the BDA gave accreditation for the course. Find out more about this exciting update: bda.uk.com/resource/first… Coventry Uni Student Dietitians

our popup dietetic uniform! Northampton General Hospital 💙 for @NHweek

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Did you hear LPT dietician Elizabeth Michaels on BBC Leicester ? She explained why she filmed herself trying a feeding tube, so she would know how her patients felt. There are around 800 LPT patients who rely on feeding tubes. Listen at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… from 3:32:00.

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Fatigue is a common @symptom of ; @coeliac disease, however in the absence of other symptoms, many people blame Lifestyle - How to and @ageing as a cause. Please see your GP if you are struggling with tiredness, lack of energy and feeling exhausted #CoeliacAwarenessWeek

Despite all the changes and challenges we still enjoy working in the big NHS team and helping patients. Think Dietetics....never too late to change your role! British Dietetic Association

Every word of this is everything I feel.