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- Vietnamese Summer rolls with green mango and hoisin dip
- Cherry tomato, marinated mozzarella and fresh basil skewers
- Marinated tofu and spring onion skewers
- Rye open sandwiches with goats cheese, figs and honey
- Mini Mediterranean grilled vegetable stax
- Platters with homemade hummus, Tzasiki, Pinto bean dip, Goan spiced avocado
- Quacamole and seasonal vegetable crudités and spelt crackers
- Red quinoa and roast vegetable salad with feta
- Buckwheat noodle salad
- Candied pumpkin seeds
- Chilli spiked edamame pods
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14th January 2009
I am pleased to announce that we are having Stage 2 NTC inspection on 25 and 26th January 2010. Stage 2 is a rigorous look at a Training Provider. Having received 6 evidence files months before, a team of three assessors will visit BCNH premises and assess us against a number of essential requirements set by the NTC. This includes looking at both the management and the education processes and ensures that we are teaching to the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the NTC’s Core Curriculum.
We are confident that our assessment will be successful.
Breda Gajsek
Principal
4th January 2010
We are pleased to announce that Glen Matten, BCNH tutor and lecturer, has published his first book, which is now available for sale in all good bookshops, from Amazon etc...
Glen set out to take all of the exciting research into the potential health benefits of 100 common foods, not only to help everyday folk make sense of it, but to transform each of those foods into amazing recipes. So it’s as much a cookbook as it is a nutrition book – and designed for the kitchen not the bookshelf.
We wish him lots of success with the book. I am sure it will do extremely well. To see the press release, please follow the link below:- Press ReleaseBreda GajsekPrincipal BCNH30th October 2009The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC) has a new focus, as it transfers the administration of its practitioner register to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), an independent voluntary regulator. The new CNHC Registration Scheme, which is supported by the Department of Health, is designed to enable applicants to demonstrate that their training and experience meets the National Occupational Standard (NOS) in their professional practice.
Practitioners already on the NTC register will be offered a transfer to the CNHC register. The NTC register will continue to be available as an archive register for public access, at no further cost to practitioners.
With the transfer of the register to the CNHC, the NTC will develop its role as the Professional Standards Council for Nutritional Therapy, serving both the profession and the regulator. The NTC’s principal roles will be:-
- supporting the CNHC with professional advice on Nutritional Therapy issues
- accreditation of courses to the National Occupational Standard
- development and advancement of professional standards by working with Training Providers and Professional Associations
The NTC is a non-profit organisation. Its governing council includes independent practitioners and representatives from Professional Associations and from the Schools Forum of training providers.
Veronica Gibson, one of the longest serving council members of the NTC, has retired from the Chair of the NTC. As Vice Chair she helped establish and support the NTC Grandparenting Scheme to enable practitioners to join an independent voluntary register. The NTC is now being chaired by Carol Granger. Carol has degrees in biochemistry and microbiology and is a Chartered Biologist and member of the Nutrition Society. She worked for many years in biomedical sciences and nutrition technology before ‘discovering’ nutritional therapy and making a career change. She has been an NTC council member for many years and, along with Karen Watkins, is a Profession Specific Board member for Nutritional Therapy at the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) BCNH comment
Many thanks to Veronica Gibson for her dedicated work and contribution to NTC.
Congratulations to the new chair. We look forward to working with NTC and CNHC on the development and advancement of professional standards.12th August 2009
As far as I know, BCNH is the first nutritional therapy college to submit the Evidence File, demonstrating that we meet the fundamental criteria of stage 2 accreditation - the ‘NTC’s 17 Essential Requirements for Accreditation’. Although it has been a long, expensive and laborious process, at the end of the day it has given us a sense of achievement and it has been very worthwhile
Whilst academically we had very little to do, the most challenging aspects for a relatively small college like BCNH were administrative issues. We have had to put in place various policies and procedures which, I agree, are essential to maintain high standards of professional education and are also crucial to running a business.
The second stage will be an on-site visit by the NTC Visiting Panel. This will entail the Panel observing lectures and clinics and holding discussions with the course team, students and the college management. They will scrutinise samples of key documentation at this stage and the Panel will meet with our team to discuss any issues raised during their visit. This will also be an opportunity for the Panel to explain the likely recommendations that they will be making to the Accreditation Committee, which will then decide whether or not we have passed the stage 2.
Further details are available from NTC Accreditation Handbook, published on the NTC website: –
Breda Gajsek
Principal BCNH
TOP23rd July 2009See BCNH Diet & Lifestyle Measures to Reduce the Risk on BCNH blog:- http://www.bcnh.blogspot.com/4th July 2007
14th May 2009
Year 4 BCNH student Rhea Hayes, published an illustrated A to Z of fruit and vegetables book for children. Rhea wanted to write a book aimed at children that would inspire them to get interested in fruit and embrace vegetables. Passionate about educating children about the benefits of fruit and vegetables, why they should be a crucial part of everyone’s diet, and why they can be cool and interesting.
Childhood Obesity has become a serious issue in modern Britain. Avocado to Zucchini is a book that will help children start off on the right track and get those disinterested in healthy food back on the wagon!
Rhea explains to children how they grow (i.e. on a tree or plant), their nutritional content, and why such nutritional content is good for the body. At the same time they will also be taught really interesting facts about each fruit or vegetable, such as why carrots help us to see in the dark, and what the Romans ate to stop them going bald! Through her background in Pharmacy, Rhea learnt that medication isn’t always the answer. She realised that it must be better to try and prevent illnesses rather than treat the symptoms, when it’s often too late. This book appeals to readers as it is an exciting and educational read for children and adults alike. And if nutrition is taught at an early age it will help children to grow and develop into healthy adults. This book aims to teach children information that they can build on through their formative years and beyond. About the author:
Rhea is a former model through Barbara Daley and was a L’Oreal Colour Trophy model, she is now a student nutritionist and healthy eating campaigner. Members of the media can request a review copy or interview by contacting: Publicity Coordinator
Tel (UK): 0800 197 4150 Email: pressreleases@authorhouse.comTOP26th March 2007
We write with reference to the feature on Nutritional Therapy on the BBC Inside Out England programme aired on Wednesday 25th March. We share the presenter’s and contributors’ concerns that the provision of nutrition advice in the UK is currently unregulated to a large extent. We have been working in this field for some time and would like to make clear that there is a regulatory framework in place that is intended to offer the public a route by which they can verify the credentials of practitioners of nutritional therapy.
The provision of training of nutritional therapists has developed considerably in the last decade, with several degree and diploma courses in nutritional therapy being available. The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC) was established as the regulatory body for nutritional therapy, to protect patients and set standards. We have established a national registration scheme for practitioners and a programme of accreditation of courses that meet the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and follow a core curriculum.
Our national registration scheme will enable members of the public to verify the registration status of individual nutritional therapists.
The National Occupational Standards are set by “Skills for Health”, which is one of the 25 Sector Skills Councils which make up the “Skills for Business” Network. “Skills for Health” is licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in consultation with Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Training of a practitioner to these standards takes a minimum of two years for a diploma and three for a degree. Some of this may be distance learning, but clinical skills taught in a clinical setting are required of courses aspiring to meet these standards. Several training providers, both private and university sector, are working towards accreditation of their courses and we expect the first successful accreditations this year. Some colleges have already shown that recent graduates have followed the core curriculum and will be able to apply for registration.
Along with other professions in complementary medicine, we have been working towards a single national independent register. The new Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) will offer economies of scale. The Department of Health has already provided funding for this new body which plans to open for applications to register this year. The Health Professions Council (HPC) has already proposed that there should be a dialogue between the NTC, the British Dietetic Association and the Nutrition Society, as three professional stakeholders in the nutrition field, and we would certainly welcome this. There is a place for all three professions in the nutrition arena. We have one common aim; to ensure that nutrition advice given to the public is accurate, safe and relevant.
Nutritional Therapy Council
http://www.nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk/
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6th March 2009
The NTC is in discussion with the CNHC about the maintenance of standards for registration of nutritional therapy practitioners. In the interim, the NTC has suspended the transfer of registration to the CNHC and will be maintaining the NTC register in operation.
The Grandparenting Scheme remains in operation. Successful applicants will be awarded a Certificate of Competence in Nutritional Therapy Practice and will be placed on the NTC register.
19th January 2009
REGISTRATION OF NUTRITIONAL THERAPY PRACTITIONERS TRANSFERRED TO NEW COMPLEMENTARY AND NATURAL HEALTH CARE REGULATOR.
The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC) is transferring the administration of its practitioner register to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), an independent voluntary regulator which is supported by the Department of Health. Current members of the NTC register will be offered a free transfer to the CNHC register.
The Grandparenting Scheme, which runs until October 2009, will continue to be administered by the NTC, to enable existing practitioners to apply for registration. Successful applicants will be given a Certificate of Competence to present to the CNHC for registration.
The NTC will also continue to administer the accreditation scheme for training courses in nutritional therapy and will report directly to the CNHC on these matters. Several organisations providing diploma or degree courses are going through this process at present.
With the transfer of the register to the CNHC, the NTC will act as an independent Professional Standards Council, serving both the profession and the regulator. Any Professional Association representing nutritional therapists will be able to join the NTC as a full or associate member. The NTC ’s principal role will be the development and advancement of professional standards. Training providers and other stakeholders will also be invited to engage in a wider consultation exercise.
This new chapter in the work of the NTC will begin with facilitating a new consultation process on training and practice development in nutritional therapy. Foremost will be a review of the proposed revision of the National Occupational Standard (NOS) for nutritional therapy. ‘Skills for Health’, the appointed Skills council, is undertaking a review of the NOS for several complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) disciplines, and a draft document will be made available to the profession, for stakeholders to comment.
Background Information Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition and health science to enable individuals to maximize their health potential. Nutritional therapy can help alleviate a wide range of conditions and assist in the recovery from many ill-health situations. Nutritional therapists recognise that each person is an individual with unique dietary and nutritional requirements. The Nutritional Therapy Council is an independent body which was set
up by several professional associations to provide independent registration for practitioners, free of commercial interest and with the objective of protecting patients and raising standards. It established the register for practitioners which is being transferred to the new omplementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). Stakeholders should contact the NTC for further admin@nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk.
19th November 2008
Last night’s lecture was informative, interesting and entertaining. Dr Goldacre is passionate about his topic as much as we are passionate about nutrition.
BCNH students and graduates asked the Principal to arrange another lecture With Dr Goldacre, this time on critical appraisal of research papers. They would very much like to hear his views on various trials.
A BSc student summoned it up: ‘everyone in attendance is in agreement that critical appraisal from outside (and inside) can be only beneficial, as it is the start point for improvement.’
10th November 2008
The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC), along with representative of The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT), met the Health Professions Council on 30th October to discuss the possible statutory regulation of practitioners of nutritional therapy.
The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC) is concerned that the provision of nutrition advice in the UK is currently unregulated to a large extent. At present, there is a voluntary regulatory framework in place that is intended to offer the public a route by which they can verify the credentials of practitioners of nutritional therapy. However, there are a number of inadequately trained practitioners who have done courses at institutions which claim to give them the skills to give individualised nutrition advice. As a regulator, the NTC has the protection of the public at its heart and is exploring the options for mandatory regulation of nutritional therapy practitioners. For further information on the Nutritional Therapy Council please see our website or contact ppr@nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk
EndsCarol A Granger BSc (Hons) MSc MIBiol CBiol MBANT
Registered Nutritional Therapist
Nutritional Therapy Council
www.nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.ukTOP5th November 2008
I have invited Dr Goldacre to talk about his pet topic to BCNH students and graduates. Having read his book, which I find rather interesting and entertaining, I look forward to his lecture.
I may not agree with everything I read in his book, but I do agree that there is lot of bad science in our profession, which highlights the need for proper regulation (NTC is working very hard on this).
I wish to stress that this is not a public lecture and it is not a debate about the nutrition as a profession. We want to hear Dr Goldacre's views and criticism - and why not?
Having read his book, I totally understand where his views are coming from..... Some members of our profession are not doing us any favours….that much I do agree. Having said that, there are some bad apples in every walk of life.Breda Gajsek
Principal BCNH
20th September 2008
All BCNH students can now download all course materials and audio recordings of BCNH lectures and seminars from a designated space on the BCNH website.
On 2nd June 2008 BCNH is moving office premises to Euston Road - near UCL. Our new telephone number will be as follows: 0844 736 5836
We hope that BT will provide an efficient service and there will be a minimum disruption to our services. We apologise in advance for any problems that may arise as the result of this move.
TOP14th May 2007
BCNH has now submitted documentation for route C accrediation. BCNH graduates should contact NTC for further information.
Breda Gajsek
Principal
BCNH graduate, Alia Almoayed, has just published her first book I Want Healthy Kids and is also a co-author of a book 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health.   Alia runs a busy nutrition consulting office in the Kingdom of Bahrain, offering nutrition advice to the whole Middle East community. She has helped herself with nutrition and now she helps many people like you on a daily basis.
Alia also writes health articles for various publications, conducts lectures and seminars and heads a number of weight loss projects. See further information on www.AliaAlmoayed.comBack to our home page: http://www.bcnh.co.uk/TOPBCNH Prospectus (10-11) |
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