The Dietitian Cafe

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 cur...

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 bee...

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 th...

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 clinic...

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...

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 init...

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.

Orla Walsh joins us (remotely!) at The Dietitian Cafe, to discuss her career to date. Specialising in fertility, Oral has helped numerous couples achieve their dreams of parenthood, and shares her stories with Harriet Smith.

Aaron is a NHS dietitian at Bradford Teaching Hospital in the North of England. He has been qualified for almost a year and is currently working to provide nutrition support to patients with COVID-19. Aaron joined us at The Dietitian Cafe at the weekend to discuss his experiences on the Intensive Care Units in a harrowing interview, exploring the challenges the team face, and the vital care of key...

Bahee shares her career history in this week's The Dietitian Cafe; from her upbringing in Sri Lanka, her education in New Zealand, her move to the UK and her role at Great Ormond Street Hospital where she developed nutrition guidelines. Specialising in ketogenic diets, Bahee emphasises the importance of research centres in hospital centres.

NHS Community Dietitian, Alex Ballard, shares her journey to becoming a Registered Dietitian - from her initial interest in sports and nutrition whilst at school, through to university placements and her first NHS posting. She explores with us the rewards of working in the community - and how she and the team safeguard each other.

Sophie Medlin joins us in The Dietitian Cafe - Sophie is a well-recognised consultant dietitian in London with expertise in gastrointestinal and colorectal health. Sophie is a go-to spokesperson for media when it comes to evidence-based nutrition, regularly featuring in print, broadcast and social media, and shares her thought with us on the responsibilities of healthcare professionals in the medi...

Our first guest is Brian Power RD (@brianpowerRD), who discusses his research and academic career to date, including how he has developed a behaviour change programme, and why he encourages eating well at work. He also explores the politics of dietetics, how best to secure funding for research, and how to accessing research papers.