
Should dietitians place NG tubes? feat. Sam Francis RD
06/02/21 • 45 min
Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Dietetics Digest
Should dietitians place NG tubes? feat. Sam Francis RD (Episode 8)
Sam Francis is a Specialist Stoke Dietitian who has extended his role to place nasogastric feeding tubes in patients. He has been pivotal in developing a new role in Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and expanding the role of the stoke dietitian. He works on a national level with the BDA neurosciences Stoke sub-group and inputting into national policies. He recently won the Rising Star Award in the 2021 United Kingdom Advancing Healthcare Awards for his work as Specialist Stroke Dietitian.
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Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Dietetics Digest
Should dietitians place NG tubes? feat. Sam Francis RD (Episode 8)
Sam Francis is a Specialist Stoke Dietitian who has extended his role to place nasogastric feeding tubes in patients. He has been pivotal in developing a new role in Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and expanding the role of the stoke dietitian. He works on a national level with the BDA neurosciences Stoke sub-group and inputting into national policies. He recently won the Rising Star Award in the 2021 United Kingdom Advancing Healthcare Awards for his work as Specialist Stroke Dietitian.
Sam Francis (Twitter)
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Dietetics Digest Podcast - Should dietitians place NG tubes? feat. Sam Francis RD
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nothing quite like the boss of being part of the BD Ward environment, everybody getting on with their jobs but working closely together in making sure you know that patients are safe and they're getting the treatment that they need to really thrive in an environment of I felt so it was for me it was exactly what I wanted to do rather than sitting at a desk basically for the majority of the day.
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