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Guidelines… your complete guide to guidelines and reports relevant to all areas of nutrition practice.

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NNNG: Good Practice Guideline: Safe Insertion and ongoing care of patients with a Nasal Retaining Device for Nasogastric (NG) or Nasojejunal (NJ) Feeding Tubes in Adults (2017)

NNNG: Good Practice Guideline: Safe Insertion and Ongoing Care of Nasogastric (NG) Feeding Tubes in Adults (2nd Edition) (2016).

NNNG: Good Practice Guideline: Changing of a Balloon Gastrostomy Tube (BGT) into the stomach for Adults and Children (3rd Edition) (2016).

BAPEN: Management of enteral feeding related diarrhoea – Decision Tree (2017)

NNNG: Good Practice Guideline 2013 – Exit Site Management for Gastrostomy Tubes in Adults and Children (2016)

NNNG: Good Practice Guideline 2016 – Safe Insertion and ongoing care of Nasogastric (NG) Feeding Tubes in Adults – 2nd Edition (2016)

NNNG: Good Practice Guideline 2016 – Changing of a Balloon Gastrostomy Tube (BGT) into the stomach for Adults and Children – 2nd Edition (2016)

PINNT, PENG: Having an Enteral Feeding Tube – further questions to ask (2016)

PINNT, et al: Enteral Tube Feeding – your questions answered (2016)

Enteral Plastic Safety Group (EPSG): Enteral Plastic Safety Group (EPSG) Statement – ISO 80369-3 (2015)

Enteral Plastic Safety Group (EPSG): Enteral Plastic Safety Group (EPSG) Statement – Liquidised Food (2015)

BAPEN: Naso Gastric (NG) Tube Insertion – Decision Tree (2012)

RCP: Supporting people who have eating and drinking difficulties (2021).

BMA: Clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (2023).

BAPEN: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Diagnosis of Buried Bumper Syndrome – Decision Tree (2012)

BAPEN: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Management of Buried Bumper Syndrome – Decision Tree (2012)

NNNG: Safe Insertion of a Retaining Device for Nasogastric (NG) and Nasojejunal (NJ) Feeding Tubes in Adults and Nasojejunal (NJ) Feeding Tubes in Adults

NHS: Patient safety alert on placement devices for nasogastric tube insertion (2013).

NPSA: Early detection of complications after gastrostomy (2010)

BAPEN: Annual BANS Report. Artificial nutrition support in the UK (2007-2011)

PENG: Introduction to the Risk Assessment Template for Enteral Tube Administration of Liquidised DietTube Administration of Liquidised Diet (2006)

ESPEN Guidelines on enteral nutrition — Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) (2005)

ESPEN: Guideline on home enteral nutrition (2020).

NNNG: Good Practice Guideline: Obtaining an Accurate Body Weight Measurement in Adults and Children in Primary and Secondary Care Settings (2nd Edition) (2017)

BAPEN: Refeeding syndrome: Identification of those at risk – Decision Tree (2017)

BAPEN: Perioperative Nutrition – Decision Tree (2017)

NICE: Vitamin D: supplement use in specific population groups (2017).

Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community (2016)

Lung Cancer Nutrition (2016)

PENG: Implementation Support for Enfit Connector (2015)

FDF: Gluten Labelling Best Practice: How To Label Pre-Packed Foods Which Include Cereals Containing Gluten (2015)

BAPEN: Annual BANS Report. Artificial nutrition support in the UK (2007-2011)

BAPEN: Organisation of Food and Nutrition Support in Hospitals (OFNoSH). (2012)

Malnutrition Pathway: Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community. (2012)

NICE: Food allergy in under 19s: assessment and diagnosis (2011)

BSG: Guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia (2011)

BAPEN: Malnutrition Matters. Meeting Quality Standards in Nutritional Care. (2010)

BAPEN: Improving Nutritional Care and Treatment. Perspectives and recommendations from Population Groups, Patients and Carers. (2009)

BAPEN: British Consensus Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Adult Surgical Patients (GIFTASUP) (2008)

BAPEN: BAPEN / BIFA Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease (IFALD) (2022).

ESPEN: ESPEN guideline on chronic intestinal failure in adults (Update 2023). 

ESPEN: ESPEN guideline on nutritional support for polymorbid medical inpatients (2023).

ESPEN: Micronutrient guideline (2022).

ESPEN: Guideline on hospital nutrition (2021).

ESPEN: Guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis (2020).

ESPEN: Guideline on clinical nutrition in liver disease (2019).

ESPEN: Guideline on clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit (2019).

ESPEN: Guidelines on nutrition in dementia (2015).