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Clinical Nutrition Blog
Articles explore topics including digestive health, metabolic conditions, malnutrition and expert witness work in clinical nutrition cases.
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Hospital Malnutrition in Children: When Does It Become Negligence?
Hospital malnutrition can occur when children’s nutritional needs are not recognised during admission. Learn when hospital nutrition care becomes legally significant


Delayed Dietetic Referral in Children: When Should a Paediatric Dietitian Be Involved?
When should a child be referred to a paediatric dietitian? Learn when delayed referral becomes clinically or legally significant in paediatric negligence cases.


Growth Chart Negligence: When Should Faltering Growth Trigger Investigation?
Growth charts allow clinicians to identify faltering growth and monitor a child’s development over time


Failure to Thrive vs Faltering Growth: What the Difference Means in Clinical and Legal Cases
Understand the difference between failure to thrive vs faltering growth, why terminology matters, and how growth chart interpretation becomes relevant in medical negligence cases.


Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis in Schools: The Nutrition Expert Witness Perspective
Food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools: dietitian expert witness explains risks, care standards, and negligence issues.


Feeding Disorders in Children: From Clinical Care to Courtroom Evidence
Dietitian outlines feeding disorders in children, management approaches, and medico-legal considerations.


Paediatric Malnutrition: The Dietitian’s Role in Negligence Cases
Paediatric malnutrition can occur in UK healthcare settings when nutritional care is inadequate. Learn when it becomes negligence and the role of a dietitian expert witness.


Failure to Thrive Negligence: When Does Poor Growth Become a Safeguarding or Clinical Concern?
What is failure to thrive and when does poor growth become a negligence issue? A paediatric dietitian expert witness explains faltering growth, terminology and legal interpretation.
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