
Dr Judith Merriweather
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Dr Judith Merriweather
@JudithMerriwea2
Acute Dietetic Service Lead / NRS Clinician


















Our #BMJawards finalist certificate for Critical Care Team of the Year 2021 has arrived! Well done to everyone involved in #CriticalCareRecoveryNHSLothian such an incredible achievement!





NG feeding does not suppress appetite.. I repeat 📢 NG FEEDING DOES NOT SUPPRESS APPETITE. Please stop removing feeding tubes when nutritional intake is suboptimal. We need to make sure nutritional intake is optimal to aid with rehabilitation and recovery @ICUnutrition #SOA21

NG feeding does not suppress appetite.. I repeat 📢 NG FEEDING DOES NOT SUPPRESS APPETITE. Please stop removing feeding tubes when nutritional intake is suboptimal. We need to make sure nutritional intake is optimal to aid with rehabilitation and recovery @ICUnutrition #SOA21

We are thrilled to release 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 Full document👉bit.ly/LACInews 1/2

We're excited to cover the stories of our NHS workers shortlisted for #TheBMJAwards Critical Care Team of the Year award. Read their stories today and congratulations to you bmj.com/content/374/bm…

Surviving a critical illness is just the start of the rehabilitation recovery. Nutrition forms a fundamental part of that recovery with Dietitians and the wider healthcare teams as key members of nutritional rehab. New @BDACriticalCare guidance -bda.uk.com/resource/criti… #COVID19







Checking out the abstracts for #CCC50. Searching “nutrition” returned 39 results of which only 2 were #dietitians. How do we increase participation from RDs in @SCCM?@BethTaylorRD @Paul_Wischmeyer



