Carolyn Patchell

@NHWeek Day 2 at BWCH and our focus on tube feeding is getting lots of interest#NHWeek#bwc_nhs

#NHWeek Nutrition and Hydration Week is here. Please share your activities with us on our social media pages so we can showcase your great work.

@NHWeek Our focus on malnutrition at Birmingham Children’s Hospital is getting lots of positive attention today @NHWeek

Yesterday was #TubieTuesday where our lovely nutritional care team educated us on the fantastic work they do with enteral and parenteral nutrition. #NutritionAndHydrationWeek

I can’t believe I won! Thank you to everyone who voted for me. It is appreciated ❤️

What a day…. Medals galore… obstacle course, long jump, cycling, tennis, ten pin bowling, ball throw……. I’m exhausted just listing them!! Amazing performances, amazing kids… LOTS of fun

Congratulations Team BCH. 🌟🏆 What a fantastic few days celebrating the power of #organdonation. #GoTeamBCH

Our @BWC_NHS @BWCCFNurses #StarBaker raising awareness and support for #CysticFibrosis #WearYellowDay 2023. @Sally_Evans19 you’re always a star to us! @BritishBakeOff @cftrust ⭐️

Thank you to our wonderful CF MDT for everyone’s support today. Brilliant day and great to see that incredible team spirit. #WearYellowDay #Cftrust #cfweek2023

And we’re off with a packed venue. Our Chief Executive, Anthony Marsh starts with a #thankyou to the staff, but also the family members who are here with them as guests

This morning our high energy workgroup had us trying out homemade oral nutrition supplement alternatives. Getting us thinking about energy and protein ratios for our smaller patients, & making a product palatable, affordable and easy to make #WhatDietitiansDo @BDA_Dietitians

Today we’d like to share this photo of Laura, one of our specialist dietitians, along with @LisaVokesBScRD in their combined Oxford & Birmingham transition small bowel transplant clinic. Highlighting the reach of our department #DietitiansWeek #WhatDietitiansDo

Kicking off our ‘day in the life’ with Kornelija our dietetic assistant for general paediatrics starting her day speaking with a GP and organising enteral feeds in community for our patients #WhatDietitiansDo @BDA_Dietitians #DietitiansWeek2023

Taylor, band 6 dietitian for gen paeds is managing wards today seeing patients including: Rare genetic conditions requiring tube feeding, spinal surgery patients, newly diagnosed neurological conditions on texture modified diets/tube feeds (& many more!)

Kornelija finished her day with a clinic seeing patients in our outpatient department. Patients in dietetic assistant clinic can include allergies, nutrition support, weight management and selective eaters #DietitiansWeek @BDA_Dietitians

Our fabulous #cysticfibrosis MDT representative colleagues at #ECFS2023 #Vienna @BWCCFNurses @BWC_NHS @BWC_dietitians @BCHPhysio @Msluclocket @alisontennant1 @BwchResp ready to share great practice, #research #audit & much more! Go Team #BWC 💥

💚 Name a better way to spend the last part of #DietitiansWeek2023 than meet with dietitians from across the world to learn and grow in our professions as #CFDietitians ! #Austria🇦🇹 #ECFS #ECFS2023 @KatieJaneM_RD @UHBTherapy @bda_cf

Happy #DietitiansWeek Here is some of our lovely department a few weeks ago being recognised for our ‘transformation huddle’⁦ contributions where we discuss ways to improve our service and more! @BDA_Dietitians⁩ #WeAreDietetics

One of our ketogenic dietitians Astrid & Pooja our fabulous dietetic assistant spreading the word about their amazing work with children on the ketogenic diet a couple of weeks ago! #Epilepsy @thedaisygarland #WhatDietitiansDo

Bring it on 💪

Today we are at @GeorgeDixonAcad promoting Dietetics for #NCW2023 @BDA_Dietitians @amymaclean @WBrumLP