Annina Whipp joins us to talk about the ins and outs of setting up a blended diet service. For some, this process isn’t straightforward and there may be several obstacles in the way and things you may not have considered. Annina shares her experiences and reflects on the whole process, sharing her words of wisdom and some helpful tips for others thinking about setting up their own service.*For healthcare professionals only

Primary care resources are currently stretched more than ever, with GP surgeries experiencing significant strain with rising demand and paediatric patients having to wait longer for appointments. This situation presents a need to learn about methods to deliver better patient outcomes and help secure better value from existing resources. In this podcast Ibrahim Amin a lead clinical pharmacist talks about his role with cows’ milk allergy and how he feels pharmacists can with the patient journey. Important notice: Mothers should be encouraged to continue breastfeeding even when their infants have cows' milk protein allergy. This usually requires qualified dietary counselling to completely exclude all sources of cows' milk protein from the mothers’ diet.*For healthcare professionals only.

Managing the nutrition and hydration needs of dysphagia patients in the care home setting can be challenging. Sophie Murray, Quality Improvement and Regulatory Partner for Signature Care Homes sits down with Linia to discuss optimal management and the positive impact this can have on patient outcomes.*For healthcare professionals only

Clare Thornton-Wood talks us through her experience of working with children diagnosed with ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). Tune in to hear about what their treatment pathway looks like from a dietitian’s perspective.*For healthcare professionals only

In this podcast Lisa Philips-German, a Paediatric Nurse Consultant talks us through her unique role and how she successfully manages cows’ milk allergy patients in her paediatric community. Lisa will share the success of her clinic and how they have managed to empower and support parents and carers, work with other healthcare professionals and strengthen service provision in the community.Important notice: Mothers should be encouraged to continue breastfeeding even when their infants have cows' milk protein allergy. This usually requires qualified dietary counselling to completely exclude all sources of cows' milk protein from the mothers’ diet.*For healthcare professionals only.

Dysphagia Chef Gary Brailsford and Independent Dietitian Caroline Hill sit down to discuss texture modified diets. From myth busting to best practice, they explore how to texture modified diets right, for your dysphagia patients. IDDSI Framework

In this episode, we will be discussing the importance of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of dysphagia, with independent Speech & Language Therapist, Sandra Robinson & Freelance Dietitian, Caroline Hill. MDTs are long established; however, due to the recent pandemic, they have had to evolve in order to provide effective patient management. So what’s changed and what does best practice look like? Tune in to learn more.

Once the decision has been made to start a child on a blended diet, it’s never the dietitian alone who is responsible for supporting this. The entire multi-disciplinary team needs to be aligned and working closely together to help support this patient. Senior Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian, Harriet Farr, talks us through the role of the MDT in supporting blended diets and how this is best structured, communicated and monitored.For more resources, visit the N+ Education Hub powered by Nestlé Health Science.

What happens when children who are on a blended diet go to school? How do children and families manage this? Carol Baguley, Advanced Specialist Paediatric Dietitian from Chailey School, talks to Linia about the practicalities of managing a blended diet in a school setting. What does Carol advise parents about when preparing, storing and transporting a blended diet into her school, and who administers it when they’re there? What happens if a school does not have a policy for blended diets? Tune in to find out more.For more resources, visit the N+ Education Hub powered by Nestlé Health Science.

More and more parents and carers are asking their dietitians about blended diets. Blending real food to use as an enteral feed through a tube is becoming more widely accepted as a positive way of feeding. Children generally do much better on a blended diet compared to other feeding alternatives, and often symptoms like sickness or reflux disappear. But why are blended diets so well tolerated? Lucy Jackman and Dr Graeme O’Connor from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, delve into the science behind it.For more resources, visit the N+ Education Hub powered by Nestlé Health Science.