BAPEN Conference Awards at Conference


The John Lennard Jones Medal


Professor Jeremy Powell Tuck was presented with the prestigious John


Lennard Jones Medal for his extensive and continued commitment to BAPEN and to clinical nutrition.


This was presented at the Conference dinner by Professor David Silk, a previous winner of the Medal, and in the presence of Professor John Lennard Jones himself. Jeremy’s extensive contribution to the charity is seen through his establishment of BAPEN Medical, of which he was the Founding Chair, his leadership in developing the on-line resource Organisation of Food and Nutritional Support in Hospitals, his Chairmanship of the Home Parenteral Nutrition & Intestinal Failure Network (HIFNET) and establishment of the British Intestinal Failure Alliance (BIFA), a very successful group, due almost entirely to Jeremy’s energies and enthusiasm. Last but not least, he also took the lead in


developing the British Consensus Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Adult Surgical Patients in partnership with many specialist organisations.


BAPEN Roll of Honour


Chair of BAPEN Dr Mike Stroud, presented an ‘In Memoriam’ Roll of Honour to Geoff Simmonett for his work with PINNT and LITRE. Geoff’s long service representing patients in BAPEN, combined with his unflagging commitment and humour despite the barriers to free verbal communication, means that he will be much missed. Ailsa Brotherton was also presented with a Roll of Honor to acknowledge her significant recent work for BAPEN with the Quality Group and publication of the Malnutrition Matters Commissioning Toolkit.


Nutrition Society Awards


The Nutrition Society oral communication award was presented to Mary Hickson of the Dietetic Research Group at Imperial College


for her communication on the impact of protected mealtimes on mealtime environment and nutritional intake in hospital patients (OC47).


The Nutrition Society poster award was presented to Dr Sumantra Ray for the NNEdPro poster describing an educational intervention across UK Medical Schools to lay the foundation for good nutritional care (OC59). This was judged by three members of the Research and Science Committee.


Professor Gary Frost presents the Nutrition Society oral communication award to Mary Hickson.


Screening for Malnutrition in Winter


Christine Russell presented preliminary results from the 2010 Nutrition Screening Week, held 12th – 14th January, the third of BAPEN’s screening weeks to capture data in winter. Analysis has revealed that prevalence of malnutrition was slightly higher in winter, 34% on admission to hospital and between 30% and 40% on recent admission to care homes.


Data was captured on around 10,000 patients in hospital, over 800 recently admitted residents into care and over 100 patients in mental health units. Data was analysed according to ‘MUST’ criteria.


Virtually all participating centres used a screening tool, with ‘MUST’ being the most commonly used. Seven out of 10 participating hospitals, eight out of 10 care homes and just under half of mental health units used ‘MUST’. Most of the remaining centres used local tools. Christine pointed out that in response to the question regarding training on nutritional screening, lectures and workshops was the


most common format used, but in some cases no training was provided at all. Easy access e- learning modules on nutritional screening using ‘MUST’ for both hospital and community are now provided by BAPEN, the latter launched at Conference.


Professor Marinos Elia, Co-Lead of BAPEN’s Nutrition Screening Week project, commented: “BAPEN is delighted that the importance of screening for malnutrition is recognised but it is vital this becomes part of routine care and that it is linked to an appropriate care plan to manage the problem and improve the nutritional care of every patient.”


Christine concluded by thanking all who participated in NSW10 and urged delegates to sign up for the fourth and final NSW in April 2011, when data will be collected for Spring. Full details available in the new year on the website.


The full NSW10 Report and feedback of local results will be available shortly. Watch the website for news.


As part of the IQ symposium, Dr Abbie Cawood of Nutricia presented a budget impact model that suggests that the appropriate use of ready made ONS in eligible older people at high risk of malnutrition in the community is cost effective and has potential for cost savings. Further information is available in the Abstracts Book (OC11).


7 BAPEN In Touch No.59 December 2010


Reporter numbers have trebled during 2010, Dr Trevor Smith, Chair of the BANS Committee, was able to report at Conference, but there is no place for complacency as numbers are still far too low. A meeting of existing and new reporters was held at Conference, attended by an encouraging number of delegates, with Dr Smith confirming that he is available to attend meetings to help create buy-in from centres and Trusts. Two factors now make participation in BANS


much easier. All reporting is now online via e- BANS and the key issue of consent has now been solved, reported Dr Smith. Whilst the resulting dataset has been restricted somewhat, the results for local and national reporting remain extremely valuable and practically useful. Dr Smith also stated that the data will be re- balanced to ensure more appropriate coverage across all four UK nations. The 2010 BANS Report will be available online before the end of the year and Dr Smith urged all reporters to be on the look out for it.


e-BANS Takes Off!


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