BDA Help Pages: the Information Standard
The BDA is a certified holder of the Information Standard.
The Information Standard is a Department of Health certification scheme for health and social care information. Successful organisations can use the quality mark on materials to confirm that the information is from a reliable source.
About 50,000 organisations produce health and/or social care information for the public in England and this varies greatly in terms of quality and as a result people can feel overwhelmed by volume of information and unsure what to trust. The Information Standard has been introduced to fulfil this need for a quality 'filter.' It offers a recognisable symbol of quality and reassurance.
The BDA produce a wide range of information to inform the public about nutritional issues. These include Group and Branch documents, food fact sheets, and other BDA produced leaflets and documents.
The BDA has become a founder member and now a certified holder of the Information Standard. We realise the importance of evidence-based information and the Information Standard is an ideal kite mark for us to demonstrate the high and accurate standards by which BDA public information is produced.
