PINNT helps its members with anything they feel is important. For instance, we spend a lot of time advising patients with benefit claims and appeals. Many members will need on-going help for the rest of their lives and this type of practical assistance is of great help in times of stress. Our support network is available to everyone involved in patient care.

Talk about it

Many members feel the need to talk about their experiences and emotions.

Patients may have been through a long illness and in all probability major surgery; sometimes they can feel unable to discuss their problems with those closest to them, and that an outsider who has been through similar experiences will be able to offer sound advice or just an understanding shoulder. We therefore actively encourage as much contact as possible between members.

Support for medics

You may think we have this the wrong way round, but we do in fact provide support for healthcare professionals.

We can supply speakers at conferences and symposia, outlining the realities of nutrition therapy from the patient’s perspective. We can delve into our extensive range of contacts and provide up-to-date advice and comment on virtually every artificial nutrition issue. We can facilitate contact between all healthcare professionals from within and outside the NHS.

If you need some specific information, please email us from our Contact page.

Medical Issues

All patients have individual medical needs; therefore PINNT believes that you should discuss all treatment-related issues fully with your healthcare team.

Equipment issues

Historically, most of the equipment being used by homecare patients on parenteral or enteral feed was intended for use in hospitals, not the home. Our members had, and continue to have, clear ideas of what is acceptable in terms of portability and general user-friendliness.

To this end PINNT continues to work very closely with LITRE (Looking Into The Requirements for Equipment), a standing committee of BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition). LITRE is able to bring problems to the attention of professionals and industry.

Between us, we have already achieved many improvements, and we look forward to many more.

Going on holiday

We offer a comprehensive ‘Holiday Guidelines’ booklet, which has been compiled from the experiences of many intrepid PINNT travellers, both and home and abroad. We can also give advice on obtaining travel insurance.

We believe a holiday should be a well-deserved pleasurable experience for all concerned. Indeed, our members have travelled from Bognor to Bangkok!!