Extended scope practice in head and neck dietetics webinar recordings

Hosted by Oncology Specialist Group and Head and Neck Sub-Group

Access the recordings from the Extended scope practice in Head and Neck Dietetics webinar.

The webinar will discuss the extended role of the dietitian in Head and Neck cancer patients in prescribing and passing naso gastric tubes (NGTs) and the benefits that this can bring to patients and the Head and Neck service as a whole. The extended role of passing NGTs will discuss how this role came about, the training involved, some case studies and the future development of this extended role. The role of the dietetic prescriber is discussed in the context of its current use in the head and neck on-treatment radiotherapy clinic. We will look briefly at the training required and steps to begin prescribing, how supplementary prescribing works in practice for this patient cohort, including what is prescribed (the CMP), importance of joint working with medical and other non-medical prescribers and future plans for data collection on prescribing as part of service evaluation.

Speakers

Becky Smith, Specialist ENT & Maxillofacial Dietitian, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (QEHB)

Becky has worked at in Head and Neck cancer for over a decade and has a keen interest in research, taking her first steps in to being a clinical academic.

Helen Harrison, Senior Dietitian (Head and Neck) at UCLH.

Helen has worked in head and neck oncology for around 8 years and has an interest in advancing her clinical practice to help best support patient care.