COURSES FOR 2026
Gold-standard residential nutrition course
Monday 3rd – Friday 7th August 2026
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Nightingale Trust for Nutritional Support
Undernourised patients are unfortunately common in hospital (as much as 40% of inpatients) and often unrecognised so their nutritional care is often not adequately met. Disease related malnutrition contributes to unnecessary suffering, extended hospital stays and protracted recuperation. We are an independent charitable organisation committed to improving the detection, prevention & treatment of disease related malnutrition (DRM). Our primary activity involves the training of care-givers so that all patients needing nutritional support are cared for safely, expertly and with compassion. The Trust was created by patients who have benefited from exceptional nutritional support. They realised that the knowledge and ability shown by their carers was not commonplace and wanted to ensure training was available to all nurses. The work of the Trust enables pioneering nutritional training to be made available to all healthcare professionals as well as supporting hospitals with training aids and textbooks.
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Aims of the trust
Training tomorrow’s experts: to educate healthcare staff (includes nurses and doctors) in the safe care of patients needing enteral or parenteral nutrition in hospital or at home.
Gold-standard education: with a focus on the practical issues of care and management and is open to all healthcare professionals.
Furthering of research: promoting and supporting nutrition nurses to practice in quality research.
Educational equipment: in today’s overstretched and financially challenged NHS The Nightingale Trust can help with the purchase and supply of educational equipment for essential practical training needs.
Nurses from The Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust with the Mannequin donated by The Nightingale Trust
The importance of nutritional support
People need nutritional support when they can no longer eat and drink normally and need help with their nutrition or hydration. This can occur for many different reasons, for example due to illness or surgery.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals need training to ensure they are able to care effectively for people receiving nutritional support, such as enteral or parenteral nutrition. The Nightingale Trust for Nutritional Support is committed to providing training and resources to facilitate excellent care.