BNF 9 Nutrition & Blood

Formulary	Last Updated
Nutrition & Blood	July 2024

Prescribing Guidelines for BNF 9 Nutrition & Blood

Prescribing Guideline	Last Updated	Review Date
Bariatric Surgery - monitoring and medication	October 2022	September 2025
Cow's Milk Allergy in Infants and Children	October 2024	September 2027
Gluten Free - Derbyshire Prescribing Policy	March 2024	February 2027
Hyperphosphataemia & Phosphate Binders	March 2025	February 2028
Non-Hypoallergenic Specialist Infant Products Guideline	October 2024	September 2027
ONS - Management of undernutrition in adults	December 2023	November 2026
Vitamin B compound/Vitamin B compound strong tablets - position statement	August 2022	July 2025
Vitamin D - management of deficiency	October 2022	September 2025
Vitamin D - position statement for self-care	October 2022	September 2025
Vitamin supplementation in alcohol misuse	August 2022	July 2025

Other Information

Relevant Resources:

• NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme - Referrer information

• Infant Feeding Patient Information Leaflets:

- Confirming or excluding a cow's milk allergy

- How to introduce hypoallergenic formula

- Providing a cow's milk free diet

- Temporary lactose intolerance

• Big Nutrition for Small Appetites Patient Information Leaflet

• Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet
  For other language options please see below:
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Czech
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Gujarati
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Hindi
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Kurdish
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Latvian
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Polish
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Punjabi
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Slovak
  - Vitamin D Patient Information Leaflet - Urdu (temporarily removed - pending translation)

 

• Chesterfield Hospital Food Fortification Video
  
• Derbyshire Nutrition and Hydration pack for care homes