Dear All an extraordinary meeting of the BSPGHAN NIFWG has been called for 29th March 11.00-13.00 to discuss the current difficulties in HPN compounding and potential solutions, this was being circulated to corresponding NIFWG members

The main purpose of the meeting would be to

1. Look at options of non-compounded bags in small number of select patients
2. Using a hybrid model as and when possible
3. Looking at interim measures to get children home waiting for a home PN slot to be available.

How Dr Sue Protheroe has been asked by NHS England to look for interested paediatric clinicians including pharmacists and dietitians join a short life working group into whether there is a pattern of  need which would describe a demand for additional paediatric/ infant mixed multi-chamber  PN Standard bags.

We are therefore looking to use this meeting to nominate professionals through this group at this meeting.

Therefore for visible democracy and transparency I would like the general membership see this call and ask clinicians to bare in mind if they have pharmacists or dietitians who may have expertise in this area and to ask the to consider contributing.

Registration now open: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvfuGqqjkvGdPOdat7xeXNw1uTW83r9FWW

Andy Barclay
Chair of the NIWFG