Nutrition and Dietetic Services

Head and neck cancer patients' experiences of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: a Q-methodology study.

Merrick, Susan; Farrell, D (European Journal of Cancer Care, Wiley., 2012-07-01)

Head and neck cancer patients are at high risk of malnutrition and its complications and therefore often undergo non-oral nasogastric or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) nutrition support. However, there is little ...

Nutritional screening: a community dietitian's perspective.

Merrick, Susan (British Journal of Community Nursing, Mark Allen Group., 2014-07-01)

Malnutrition in the UK is well documented and highlighted by the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, who advocate the use of a screening tool to facilitate the identification and subsequent management ...

Natural cholesterol-lowering products: focus on probiotics.

Mistry, Punita (British Journal of Nursing, Mark Allen Publishing., 2014-10-01)

It is important to maintain healthy blood lipid profiles in order to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. This article explores some of the evidence for natural cholesterol lowering products as a possible alternative to ...

Advising patients with existing conditions about fasting during Ramadan.

Dabhad, Ammarah (British Medical Journal, BMJ Journals, 2022-01-31)

No abstract available.

Central Production Unit.

Farmer, Mark (Care to Share, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2022-02-01)

The Central Production Unit (CPU) on site at New Cross Hospital building 6, is where all the patient food for RWT is prepared, cooked, packed and distributed across the wards and off-site hospitals. The unit presently ...

Cost analysis of cetuximab (Erbitux) plus radiotherapy (ERT) versus concomitant cisplatin plus radiotherapy (CRT) within an NHS oncology unit (single institution): a pilot study.

Brammer, Caroline; Dawson, Dawn; Glaister, Carol; Merrick, Susan (British Journal of Radiology, Wiley Blackwell, 2016-12-01)

Objective: The aim of this feasibility study is to define the resource effectiveness of cetuximab vs cisplatin given concomitantly with radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma within a National Health Service clinical ...

Longitudinal complications associated with PEG: Rate and severity of 30-day and 1-year complications experienced by patients after primary PEG insertion.

Barrett, Diane; Li, Vincent; Merrick, Susan; Steed, Helen (Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Elsevier, 2021-06-01)

Background and aims: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) feeding is utilised in patients with exceptionally poor oral intake but is associated with both short and long-term complications. This study reviews longitudinal ...

Iodine restricting diet prior to radioiodine therapy (RAI) for hyperthyroidism - does it help?

Weekes, Jo; Buch, Harit; Nabi, Syed Assad (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2018-09)

Background: There has been conflicting evidence on the use of strict dietary iodine restriction prior to Radioiodine (RAI) administration for the management of hyperthyroidism and varying level of restrictions have been ...

Weight loss and hyponatraemia.

Othonos, Nantia; Sulaiman, Raashda; D'Costa, Domnick; Gama, Rousseau (British Medical Journal, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2011-03-02)

No abstract available.

The dietary practices and beliefs of British South Asian people living with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter study from the United Kingdom.

Brookes, Matthew James (Intestinal Research, Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases, 2021-01-06)

Background/aims: Epidemiological associations have implicated factors associated with Westernization, including the Western diet, in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The role of diet in IBD etiopathogenesis, ...