Paediatricians voted to refuse formula company funding
BUT the vote at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health AGM
is not binding - RCPCH Council are consulting all members
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There are different points of view
Some are for accepting formula company
funding and some against -
it can be a face off
Arguments for taking formula company money
Those in favour point to what they can do with the money
They suggest members benefit from company product information
Unethical companies will be barred by "due diligence"
Arguments against taking formula company money
Those against say conflicts of interest must be avoided
The public have a right to support free from commercial influence
Companies invest in health workers to achieve brand endorsements
Those for and against want the best for babies
We can drink to that
You may only see what you expect to see
Just as in the optical illusion
Do you see faces or a goblet?
So what do companies have to say?
Companies court health workers offering help with funding, training and trips
They want to place formula advertising in journals, have stalls at conferences
Nestlé staff were at the RCPCH Conference - their job is to secure brand endorsements
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Nestlé Clinical Representative job description
As Clinical Network Representative, your role is to work on the designated territory, visiting hospitals, doctors, health visitors and community midwives to develop key clinical relationships within your local health Economies, leading to opportunities for the SMA brand and Nestlé Nutrition.
Working with the NHS at a territory level, you’ll be developing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders and opinion leaders to support brand endorsement and strategically aligned education for Healthcare Professionals.
Avoid conflicts of interest
That is the position of the World Health Assembly
Ask your paeditrician to refuse all funding from marketers
of breastmilk substitutes (option 2 for each consultation question)
See our sponsorship poster
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