Attitudes of health and social care professionals towards the use of blended diets for enteral tube feeding for children and young people

Gemma Phillips, Fiona McCullough, Pippa Hemingway, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nutrition and Dietetics, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington

Journal of Child Health Care

Published online on November 19, 2024

Abstract

Journal of Child Health Care, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 7-22, March 2026.
Using a blended diet as an alternative to commercial formula is becoming more popular amongst parents and carers of children and young people (CYP) requiring long-term enteral tube feeding (ETF). Emerging evidence has demonstrated physiological and social ...