Dan Rogers
@leicdan.bsky.social
Gastroenterologist and Intestinal Failure Physician. Interested in nutrition, malnutrition, prison healthcare, wildlife and gardening. Previous @bapen.bsky.social Secretary and Trustee.
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Dan Rogers
@leicdan.bsky.social
· Jan 11
This is the final slide in most of my teaching presentations.
Nutrition is important, and should be on the radar of all healthcare professionals. Without it your patient won't get better.
#Nutrition #Malnutrition #BAPEN
Nutrition is important, and should be on the radar of all healthcare professionals. Without it your patient won't get better.
#Nutrition #Malnutrition #BAPEN
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Rhabdomyolysis (or “rhabdo” for short) keeps popping up everywhere for me at the moment. It also seems that many endurance runners aren’t familiar with it, so here’s a whistle-stop tour:
🧵 1/10 (It's still brief, honest!)
🧵 1/10 (It's still brief, honest!)
September 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Rhabdomyolysis (or “rhabdo” for short) keeps popping up everywhere for me at the moment. It also seems that many endurance runners aren’t familiar with it, so here’s a whistle-stop tour:
🧵 1/10 (It's still brief, honest!)
🧵 1/10 (It's still brief, honest!)
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ICYMI Leicester has risen to =39 in The Guardian University Guide 2027.
7 subjects are in the UK top 10:
🥇 Health Professions
🥈 Chemistry
7️⃣ Midwifery
8️⃣ Earth & Marine Sciences
9️⃣ Anthropology & Archaeology
9️⃣ Physiotherapy
🔟 Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/guardian-university-guide-2027
7 subjects are in the UK top 10:
🥇 Health Professions
🥈 Chemistry
7️⃣ Midwifery
8️⃣ Earth & Marine Sciences
9️⃣ Anthropology & Archaeology
9️⃣ Physiotherapy
🔟 Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/guardian-university-guide-2027
September 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
ICYMI Leicester has risen to =39 in The Guardian University Guide 2027.
7 subjects are in the UK top 10:
🥇 Health Professions
🥈 Chemistry
7️⃣ Midwifery
8️⃣ Earth & Marine Sciences
9️⃣ Anthropology & Archaeology
9️⃣ Physiotherapy
🔟 Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/guardian-university-guide-2027
7 subjects are in the UK top 10:
🥇 Health Professions
🥈 Chemistry
7️⃣ Midwifery
8️⃣ Earth & Marine Sciences
9️⃣ Anthropology & Archaeology
9️⃣ Physiotherapy
🔟 Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/guardian-university-guide-2027
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge said that regardless of “what or how we read”, sitting down with a book is linked to improved health and problem solving www.thetimes.com/article/fa07...
Any type of reading is the most marvellous medicine, say scientists
Researchers from the University of Cambridge collated data to reveal the incredible benefits of sitting down with a book, comic or magazine at any age
www.thetimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Researchers at the University of Cambridge said that regardless of “what or how we read”, sitting down with a book is linked to improved health and problem solving www.thetimes.com/article/fa07...
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📢 Join us next week for our latest BAPEN webinar
This session will explore the management of patients with kidney disease who require PN, alongside an update on PN competencies for dietitians.
A valuable session for dietitians and wider MDTs involved in nutrition support: bit.ly/4mXk3g6
This session will explore the management of patients with kidney disease who require PN, alongside an update on PN competencies for dietitians.
A valuable session for dietitians and wider MDTs involved in nutrition support: bit.ly/4mXk3g6
September 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
📢 Join us next week for our latest BAPEN webinar
This session will explore the management of patients with kidney disease who require PN, alongside an update on PN competencies for dietitians.
A valuable session for dietitians and wider MDTs involved in nutrition support: bit.ly/4mXk3g6
This session will explore the management of patients with kidney disease who require PN, alongside an update on PN competencies for dietitians.
A valuable session for dietitians and wider MDTs involved in nutrition support: bit.ly/4mXk3g6
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Want to help shape the future of nutrition care?
Applications are now open for BAPEN Student Representatives across a range of committees and specialist groups.
Gain experience and contribute to national workstreams alongside leaders in clinical nutrition. More info: bit.ly/4xjxXy1
Applications are now open for BAPEN Student Representatives across a range of committees and specialist groups.
Gain experience and contribute to national workstreams alongside leaders in clinical nutrition. More info: bit.ly/4xjxXy1
September 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Want to help shape the future of nutrition care?
Applications are now open for BAPEN Student Representatives across a range of committees and specialist groups.
Gain experience and contribute to national workstreams alongside leaders in clinical nutrition. More info: bit.ly/4xjxXy1
Applications are now open for BAPEN Student Representatives across a range of committees and specialist groups.
Gain experience and contribute to national workstreams alongside leaders in clinical nutrition. More info: bit.ly/4xjxXy1
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📢 Late registration is open for the BAPEN Annual Conference
With the Conference just around the corner, now is the time to secure your place and join colleagues for two days of learning, collaboration and shared expertise.
There's still time to register bit.ly/4w2GIff
With the Conference just around the corner, now is the time to secure your place and join colleagues for two days of learning, collaboration and shared expertise.
There's still time to register bit.ly/4w2GIff
September 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
📢 Late registration is open for the BAPEN Annual Conference
With the Conference just around the corner, now is the time to secure your place and join colleagues for two days of learning, collaboration and shared expertise.
There's still time to register bit.ly/4w2GIff
With the Conference just around the corner, now is the time to secure your place and join colleagues for two days of learning, collaboration and shared expertise.
There's still time to register bit.ly/4w2GIff
Invisibility, stigma and evolving identities: a qualitative study on hidden disability in patients with chronic intestinal failure - Clinical Nutrition ESPEN www.clinicalnutritionespen.com/article/S240...
Invisibility, stigma and evolving identities: a qualitative study on hidden disability in patients with chronic intestinal failure
Chronic intestinal failure (CIF) is a rare condition requiring long-term home parenteral
support (HPS). While quality-of-life research exists, the psychosocial impact of hidden
disability in this popu...
www.clinicalnutritionespen.com
August 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Invisibility, stigma and evolving identities: a qualitative study on hidden disability in patients with chronic intestinal failure - Clinical Nutrition ESPEN www.clinicalnutritionespen.com/article/S240...
The imagination library has gifted 220 million books across the world; 7 million of them in the UK. That is quite a legacy ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Buckingham Palace guards play '9 to 5' in honour of Dolly Parton.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards played the track during the Changing of the Guard ceremony, drawing crowds of tourists who stopped to listen.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The imagination library has gifted 220 million books across the world; 7 million of them in the UK. That is quite a legacy ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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We should put this sign on every politician's desk
August 26, 2026 at 10:19 AM
We should put this sign on every politician's desk
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What does a hotter UK mean for the NHS? From overheating wards to increasing pressure on patients and staff, our latest newsletter looks at why extreme heat can no longer be treated as an occasional disruption. Find out more here:
ukhealthalliance.org/blog-and-new...
ukhealthalliance.org/blog-and-new...
August 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
What does a hotter UK mean for the NHS? From overheating wards to increasing pressure on patients and staff, our latest newsletter looks at why extreme heat can no longer be treated as an occasional disruption. Find out more here:
ukhealthalliance.org/blog-and-new...
ukhealthalliance.org/blog-and-new...
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Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me
@andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me
@andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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41% of doctors struggle weekly to provide the standard of care they would like.
AI can help improve care. It cannot fix staffing shortages, training pressures or poor infrastructure.
💬 What should be the top workforce priority for the NHS?
👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/7OXg50Zzk7p
AI can help improve care. It cannot fix staffing shortages, training pressures or poor infrastructure.
💬 What should be the top workforce priority for the NHS?
👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/7OXg50Zzk7p
GMC findings reinforce urgent need for workforce and training reform, says RCP
ow.ly
August 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
41% of doctors struggle weekly to provide the standard of care they would like.
AI can help improve care. It cannot fix staffing shortages, training pressures or poor infrastructure.
💬 What should be the top workforce priority for the NHS?
👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/7OXg50Zzk7p
AI can help improve care. It cannot fix staffing shortages, training pressures or poor infrastructure.
💬 What should be the top workforce priority for the NHS?
👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/7OXg50Zzk7p
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🆕 REPORT
➡️ Insulin: supporting safe self-administration for patients in the community with a learning disability
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/73JgmNq
#PatientSafety #NHS #LearningDisability #Diabetes #Insulin #HealthInequalities
➡️ Insulin: supporting safe self-administration for patients in the community with a learning disability
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/73JgmNq
#PatientSafety #NHS #LearningDisability #Diabetes #Insulin #HealthInequalities
August 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🆕 REPORT
➡️ Insulin: supporting safe self-administration for patients in the community with a learning disability
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/73JgmNq
#PatientSafety #NHS #LearningDisability #Diabetes #Insulin #HealthInequalities
➡️ Insulin: supporting safe self-administration for patients in the community with a learning disability
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/73JgmNq
#PatientSafety #NHS #LearningDisability #Diabetes #Insulin #HealthInequalities
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Save the date! #UKMAW2026 returns 16th–22nd November 2026.
Together, we can raise awareness of malnutrition, promote the importance of good nutritional care, and support earlier identification of those at risk. Look out for ways to get involved coming soon.
Together, we can raise awareness of malnutrition, promote the importance of good nutritional care, and support earlier identification of those at risk. Look out for ways to get involved coming soon.
August 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Save the date! #UKMAW2026 returns 16th–22nd November 2026.
Together, we can raise awareness of malnutrition, promote the importance of good nutritional care, and support earlier identification of those at risk. Look out for ways to get involved coming soon.
Together, we can raise awareness of malnutrition, promote the importance of good nutritional care, and support earlier identification of those at risk. Look out for ways to get involved coming soon.
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Your family doctor is expected to provide appointments, treatment, prevention, and ongoing care all for as little as 36p a day.
General practice is being stretched to breaking point.
Sign the new petition and help protect your family GP 👉 bma.doctor/saveGPs
General practice is being stretched to breaking point.
Sign the new petition and help protect your family GP 👉 bma.doctor/saveGPs
August 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Your family doctor is expected to provide appointments, treatment, prevention, and ongoing care all for as little as 36p a day.
General practice is being stretched to breaking point.
Sign the new petition and help protect your family GP 👉 bma.doctor/saveGPs
General practice is being stretched to breaking point.
Sign the new petition and help protect your family GP 👉 bma.doctor/saveGPs
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📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from anybody with an interest in this subject matter. This includes patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/gi5IrX9 #PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
August 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from anybody with an interest in this subject matter. This includes patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/gi5IrX9 #PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
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🤝 Connect. Learn. Grow.
The BAPEN Mentorship Programme brings together professionals across the nutrition community to share knowledge, build confidence and support career development.
Interested in being a mentor or mentee?
Register today: bit.ly/4bR2f3n
The BAPEN Mentorship Programme brings together professionals across the nutrition community to share knowledge, build confidence and support career development.
Interested in being a mentor or mentee?
Register today: bit.ly/4bR2f3n
July 31, 2026 at 9:03 AM
🤝 Connect. Learn. Grow.
The BAPEN Mentorship Programme brings together professionals across the nutrition community to share knowledge, build confidence and support career development.
Interested in being a mentor or mentee?
Register today: bit.ly/4bR2f3n
The BAPEN Mentorship Programme brings together professionals across the nutrition community to share knowledge, build confidence and support career development.
Interested in being a mentor or mentee?
Register today: bit.ly/4bR2f3n
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What do people with enteral tubes and their carers need to manage confidently at home?
Last year's HAN survey highlighted the challenges, support needs and experiences of people living with HAN. Ahead of #HANWeek2026, revisit this animation and hear from the HAN community: bit.ly/4wIhLqL
Last year's HAN survey highlighted the challenges, support needs and experiences of people living with HAN. Ahead of #HANWeek2026, revisit this animation and hear from the HAN community: bit.ly/4wIhLqL
Experiences and views of support services for people living at home with an enteral tube
BAPEN and the Patient Network Group SIG have launched a report on the experiences and views of support services for people living at home with an enteral tube, addressing a central question: What do people with enteral tubes and their carers need from support services to help them manage confidently at home?
bit.ly
July 31, 2026 at 12:38 PM
What do people with enteral tubes and their carers need to manage confidently at home?
Last year's HAN survey highlighted the challenges, support needs and experiences of people living with HAN. Ahead of #HANWeek2026, revisit this animation and hear from the HAN community: bit.ly/4wIhLqL
Last year's HAN survey highlighted the challenges, support needs and experiences of people living with HAN. Ahead of #HANWeek2026, revisit this animation and hear from the HAN community: bit.ly/4wIhLqL
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The loss of rural GP practices puts patients at risk. Over the last decade we’ve lost thousands of GP partners across the country and rural practices are at particular risk. They need better protection.
Rural GP blindspots need to be addressed with change to funding approach
Rural life is under threat and unless there is a sea change in attitude towards the communities that make the countryside what it is, this whole way of life will disappear.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
July 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The loss of rural GP practices puts patients at risk. Over the last decade we’ve lost thousands of GP partners across the country and rural practices are at particular risk. They need better protection.
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NHS England recently announced an accelerated rollout of AI, including a new AI triage tool on the NHS app and more use of ambient voice technologies. In this @bmj.com Opinion, we argue that AI does have potential to help the NHS, but we need to build the evidence. www.bmj.com/content/394/...?
www.bmj.com
July 28, 2026 at 6:14 AM
NHS England recently announced an accelerated rollout of AI, including a new AI triage tool on the NHS app and more use of ambient voice technologies. In this @bmj.com Opinion, we argue that AI does have potential to help the NHS, but we need to build the evidence. www.bmj.com/content/394/...?
Hedgerow foraging season incoming
July 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Hedgerow foraging season incoming
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Did you know Sir David Attenborough grew up on the University of Leicester campus?
To mark his 100th birthday, Wistow Maze has created a giant mountain gorilla maze celebrating his lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation. 🦍🌍
Find out more: https://www.wistow.com/wistow-maze
To mark his 100th birthday, Wistow Maze has created a giant mountain gorilla maze celebrating his lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation. 🦍🌍
Find out more: https://www.wistow.com/wistow-maze
July 22, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Did you know Sir David Attenborough grew up on the University of Leicester campus?
To mark his 100th birthday, Wistow Maze has created a giant mountain gorilla maze celebrating his lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation. 🦍🌍
Find out more: https://www.wistow.com/wistow-maze
To mark his 100th birthday, Wistow Maze has created a giant mountain gorilla maze celebrating his lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation. 🦍🌍
Find out more: https://www.wistow.com/wistow-maze
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New investigation launched: children’s mental health and general practice. We’re keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals with experience of this area. The investigation report is expected in spring 2027. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/bu0b2ov
July 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM
New investigation launched: children’s mental health and general practice. We’re keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals with experience of this area. The investigation report is expected in spring 2027. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/bu0b2ov
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We were let down.
We knew this long ago of course.
It’s a national scandal.
“The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.”
We knew this long ago of course.
It’s a national scandal.
“The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.”
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted billions, Covid inquiry finds
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We were let down.
We knew this long ago of course.
It’s a national scandal.
“The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.”
We knew this long ago of course.
It’s a national scandal.
“The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.”
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We’re pleased to mark an important milestone for the Intestinal Failure Registry (IFR), with a new database provider supporting its next phase from today!
Thank you to all centres and teams supporting this transition and continued data submission.
Thank you to all centres and teams supporting this transition and continued data submission.
July 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We’re pleased to mark an important milestone for the Intestinal Failure Registry (IFR), with a new database provider supporting its next phase from today!
Thank you to all centres and teams supporting this transition and continued data submission.
Thank you to all centres and teams supporting this transition and continued data submission.