The Dietitian Cafe

Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan holds a B.Sc. in Human Nutrition and a Ph.D. in clinical medicine from Trinity College Dublin, and has over 25 years of experience working in the food industry and academia.With 10 years international experience working for the Kellogg Company throughout Europe and the Middle East markets, Kathryn now works as an independent nutrition consultant providing expertise in nutrition science, marketing, communications and regulatory affairs to international food companies.She occasionally lectures at universities and health conferences and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, healthcare and consumer press. Kathryn has a special interest in EFSA Nutrition and Health claims.

In this episode, Harriet is joined by a nutrition and dietetic duo who both work within the Secure Inpatients Services at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. This is part of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.They reached out to the dietitian cafe podcast as they wanted to come and express the benefits that a Registered Associate Nutritionist and a Registered Dietitian can bring to a secure in-patient setting, as well as reducing stigma about working in this area. We hope you enjoy this episode!Introducing our Guests:Sophie Farrer is a Nutritionist working within Secure Inpatients Services at Roseberry Park hospital. She covers wards which include Mental health, Learning Disabilities and Autism. This is her first year in the role since graduating from Sheffield Hallam University as a Registered Associate Nutritionist. Dale Crookes is the Clinical Lead Dietitian for Secure Inpatient Services at Roseberry Park Hospital. Her role involves managing the Dietetic team in the Secure Inpatient Setting as well as clinical work with low and medium secure service users including service users with extremely complex mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism.

Nichola Ludlam-Raine is a Registered Dietitian with over 10 years of clinical experience working for the NHS as well as privately. She specialises in the area of weight management, diabetes, bariatric surgery and maternity obesity. Nichola is a media-friendly dietitian, regularly featuring on TV and in the media - she is often spotted on the BBC Breakfast sofa. Online, Nichola is a well-known nutrition, health and fitness influencer as well as an award-winning food blogger mummy blogger, posting a variety of health and lifestyle content to over 100,000 followers across her social media platforms. Nichola is a regular speaker at events, has worked with some of the biggest brands in the food industry and is frequently asked to provide quotes and articles to tabloids, magazines and health websites.Instagram: @nicsnutrition and @mummynutritionFB: @nicsnutritionTwitter: @nicsnutritionLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholawhitehead/ Website: https://nicsnutrition.com/FB group: Nutritribe

Maeve Hanan is a Consultant Dietitian who has a range of experience in clinical nutrition and nutrition communication. She is passionate about communicating evidence-based nutrition messages which promote overall health; including a healthy relationship with food. Maeve is the founder of Dietetically Speaking Ltd, which promotes evidence-based nutrition messages online and on social media. She currently works with private clients, companies, brands and the media and also provides lectures on nutrition-related topics. Maeve recently released her first book “Your No-Nonsense Guide to Eating Well” which is available on Amazon and in a variety of ebook formats. Another recent venture is Nutrimote which Maeve established with her partner Anthony — this is a supportive hub for nutrition professionals who want to work remotely. Website: www.dieteticallyspeaking.comInstagram: @dieteticallyspeakingFacebook: @DieteticallySpeakingTwitter: @DieteticSpeak Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-No-Nonsense-Guide-Eating-Well/dp/B089M41LB2/ Nutrimote website: https://nutrimote.com/ Nutrimote Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/638931743507358Nutrimote Instagram: @nutrimote, Facebook & Twitter

Following episode 3 featuring Andy Burman and Caroline Bovey of the BDA, this part 2 episode is in response to the recent Daily Mail article which branded Registered Dietitians amongst other Healthcare Professionals as non-essential and opportunistic.In this episode, Harriet chats to 7 different Dietitians working in different clinical roles in the UK. They tell us about the work they've been involved in during the pandemic as well as their reactions to the Daily Mail article.A huge shout-out to the Dietitians who feature on this episode who give us an insight into the realities and importance of their roles and so candidly share their feelings and opinions on the Daily Mail article:Hermione Brandt, Acute Dietitian, SalisburyClare Jones, Community Paediatric Dietitian and Team Lead, LiverpoolRoslyn Gray, Specialist Dietitian, North WalesAisling Pigott, Paediatric Diabetes DietitianSarah Farren, Advanced Specialist Surgical and Gastro DietitianEloise Garbutt, Acute Dietitian, GloucesterClara Carr, Paediatric Dietitian, SheffieldThe article referred to and discussed in this episode:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8928887/Unions-demand-pre-Christmas-pay-rise-burned-NHS-staff.html

This is a special episode of The Dietitian Cafe, inspired by a recent article in the Daily Mail, which branded dietitians (amongst other health care professions) as “opportunistic” and “non-essential”. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) hit back at the article, stating that they “categorically reject these assertions and call on the Mail to retract their ‘story’ until they better understand the vital work of dietitians in the pandemic as well as across health care.” Here at The Dietitian Cafe, we have been overwhelmed by the response from fellow dietitians who are keen to speak up on our podcast to champion the important work of dietitians. We will be sharing your own personal experiences in a follow-on episode. In this part 1 episode, we are delighted to be joined by the Chief Executive of the British Dietetic Association (Andy Burman) alongside the Chairman of the BDA (Caroline Bovey). Links to articles discussed:1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8928887/Unions-demand-pre-Christmas-pay-rise-burned-NHS-staff.html 2. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/bda-hits-back-as-daily-mail-brands-dietitians-non-essential.html

In this episode, Harriet meets Dr Abhi Bhansali and Registered Dietitian Elaine Macaninch from Culinary Medicine UK (www.culinarymedicineuk.org). We learn about the importance of nutrition education for Doctors and what this means for Dietitians.About our guests:Elaine currently works for Brighton and Sussex Medical School helping to integrate nutrition into the curriculum. She maintains a clinical role as a Registered Dietitian, specialising in diabetes in pregnancy and is co-founder of the Education and Research in Medical Nutrition Network. In addition, she is an executive member of NNedPr Global Centre for Nutrition and is also the nutrition lead and a director for Culinary Medicine UK. She is currently researching gapsin nutrition education from the perspective of medical students and junior doctors and more recently nutrition inequalities and COVID-19. Dr Abhinav Bhansali is the strategic lead and a founding director of Culinary Medicine UK (CMUK). He graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine with first-class honours in healthcare management. Prior to joining the NHS, he worked for Candesic, a boutique healthcare consulting firm, where he developed his project management and analytical skills.He is now a GP trainee in North West London and strongly believes that our current attitude towards health needs to change. As an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, he is motivated to drive forward collaborative innovations such as CMUK, to support the systemic change needed to curb the burden of non-communicable diseases.You can connect with Elaine and Abhi here:Instagram:@drabhinav_b@medednutrition @CulinarymedicineukTwitter:@culinarymeduk@DrAbhinav_B@macaninch

In the opening episode of season 2, Harriet meets Sam Howard - an expert in the behaviour change approach.Sam has a great variety of clinical dietetic experience and we hear how she began working in the area of behaviour change in addition to learning more about patient-centred communication and care.Sam is a HCPC Registered Dietitian, Full Member of the British Dietetic Association and Director of Sunlight Nutrition Limited and Behaviour Change Training. FREE WEBINARSApplying a Behavioural Approach to a Virtual WorldThis can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/ZzPyqHrfAj8APPLYING A BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO A VIRTUAL WORLD – PART 2 THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSULTATION: HOW TO GIVE ADVICE EFFECTIVELYWe have been so appreciative of all the feedback we received following Webinar 1 and have just produced Webinar 2 based on this.The webinar can be accessed for FREE here: https://youtu.be/_h3JXmC6ndo ONLINE MODULESOur online modules that have been developed in collaboration with the College of Contemporary Health can be accessed here: https://www.contemporaryhealth.co.uk/shop/ 2 DAY COURSES VIA ZOOMFor upcoming course dates and further information visit our website www.bctonline.co.uk or email [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook: @behaviourchangetrainingInstagram: @behaviourchangetrainingTwitter: @bct_onlineLinkedIn: Behaviour Change Training / Samantha Howard

In the season 1 finale of The Dietitian Cafe, Harriet is joined by Louise Symington.Louise is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Food Sustainability. Louise's earlier career was spent in clinical and public health nutrition. Since completing her Masters in 2010 she has worked for charities such as The National Trust and Sustain, guiding and developing sustainable food policies and initiatives. Louise has been a guest lecturer at London Metropolitan University and was on the advisory panel for DEFRA’s Green Food Project. Louise now works freelance providing nutritional advice to individuals and food companies. At the moment she is leading the food sustainability module for Culinary Medicine UK.You can find Louise on www.sustainabledietitian.co.uk and @sustainabledietitian

Harriet is joined by Rosie Long a Freelance Nutrition & PR Consultant.Rosie has worked in a number of nutrition and communications roles in the food industry and discusses PR, health claims and offers advice to any dietitians looking to work in the food industry.