UK-N/A-2200390 (V3) | September 2025
Publish Date:
July 2023 | 4 min
Abstract:
Bolus feeding (the delivery of a set volume of feed at regular intervals) has become more widely used in recent years, with an estimated one third of tube-fed patients now receiving either all or part of their nutrition via this method.1 This aid is designed to provide practical, day-to-day guidance for dietitians and other healthcare professionals and to be used as training material for more experienced dietitians to share with dietitians new to bolus feeding modalities.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify which patients are suitable for bolus feeding.
Develop a feeding regimen for bolus-fed patients.
Understand ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting for bolus regimens.
Footnotes:
This decision aid has been developed by a group of specialist dietitians:* Kelly McCabe, Chief Operating Officer, Leaders in Oncology Care (LOC), London; Kavita Biggin, Stroke Services Dietitian, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Claire Birch, Community Nutrition Support Dietitian / Team Lead, University Hospitals Coventry; Kirsty Capper, Community Dietitian, Home Enteral Tube Feeding, Countess of Chester Hospital; Jessica Harris, Clinical Lead Dietitian, Head and Neck, UCLH, London; Roisin Kavanagh, Macmillan Cancer and Palliative Care Dietitian, Pennine Care Foundation NHS Trust, Oldham; Margy Thomson, Clinical Lead Dietitian, Nutritional Support, NHS Fife.
*Job titles accurate at the time of publication
References:
1. Simons R et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2017;22:122.
