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ireland assembly election reflections from the tuc black workers conference while representing the bda at the tuc black workers conference david simms spoke in support of a motion tackling racial discrimination in maternity services holland barrett bring free nutrition expertise to local communities watch how our corporate partner took wellness on the road this spring spilling the tea on dietetics with member number one with her own 90th birthday on the horizon there was no one better to speak to as we celebrate 90 years of the british dietetic association resuming talks on nhs pay structure is essential to stop staff disillusion we re asking health secretary yvette cooper to take care of unfinished business and conclude government talks to fix deep seated problems with nhs pay structure annual reports and accounts check out our latest bda annual report showing you all that we ve achieved with and on behalf of our members dietetic students in england to benefit from new fund to help with upfront costs on placement eligible dietetic students will soon receive upfront support with travel and accommodation costs associated with practice based learning maintaining momentum in health service transformation bda responds to new northern ireland health minister today it has been announced that robbie butler lagan valley ulster unionist party member mla has been selected as the new health minister for northern ireland find a dietitian for your nutrition needs search for a private or freelance dietitian latest articles ahps day 14 october 2026 on 14 october we ll be joining the 13 other allied health professions ahps to celebrate the 9th annual ahps day integrating nutrition and dietetic care into sickle cell patient pathways in the first of a two part article dr claudine matthews speaks to deborah fletcher on perspectives from a specialist dietitian on sickle cell disease iodine this food fact sheet is all about the nutrient iodine it explains why iodine is important how 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helping patients with knee osteoarthritis unity in diversity what it means to me as a british indian dietitian preetpal kainth chair of the bda equality diversity and inclusion committee explores this year s south asian heritage month theme and what it means to her as a dietitian updated long covid recovery hub launches on the bda website to support people living with long covid as well as the health professionals caring for them we are pleased to host the university of plymouth s updated nutrition and covid 19 recovery knowledge hub food facts our food fact sheets are written by dietitians to help you learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy the bda food facts sheets are free for you to read download and print for your own reference they must not be copied to other websites please link to this site to ensure your readers see the latest version adults medical conditions older adults nutrients babies pregnancy accessibility copyright privacy policy terms 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