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Head Injury Therapy Unit telephone: 0117 414 3280
Headway Bristol telephone: 0117 462 6962
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit telephone: 0117 9562697
We are a team of Registered Dietitians providing nutrition and dietetic services to patients at Southmead Hospital Bristol and the surrounding communities of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Most of the dietitians have undertaken additional study and have experience and expertise in a specialist area of work in addition to undertaking general dietetic work.
Katherine Barker
Specialties: Immunology
Email: katherine.barker@nbt.nhs.uk
Kaylee Sayer – Speciality: Critical Care
Amy Greenhough – Speciality: Renal Team Lead
Lyndsey Francey – Speciality: Critical Care
Kathryn Campbell - Speciality: Neurosurgery and Student Lead
Bridie Watson – Gastroenterology and Eating Disorders Lead
Sarah McKenna – Gastroenterology Dietitian
Claire Downer – Specialist Dietitian
Laura Herlihy - Enteral Feeding Practitioner
Faye Cochrane - Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Sally Darby – Specialist Dietitian
Lindsey Milligan – Acute Stroke Care
Kathryn Campbell – Neurosurgery and Student Lead
Frances Greer – Neurosurgery and Critical Care
Emily Lovegrove – Neurology and Critical Care
Charlene De Jager – Neurology and Critical Care
Elena Bega - Acute Stroke Care
Bethlyn Coleby-Mulholland - Acute Stroke Care
Abi Nickless - Macmillan Specialist Dietitian
Suzy Owen - UGI Oncology, TPN, Catering
Suzanne Ford – Adult Metabolic Disease Lead
Simone Whiteway – Specialist Dietitian
Ifeoluwa Olaosebikan – General Medical Dietitian
Nadia Osei Timah Kwabena – General Medical Dietitian
Clodagh Donlon – General Medical Dietitian and Renal
Jill Boyd – General Medical Dietitian
Stephen Taylor – Critical Care and Research Lead
Danielle Milne – Critical Care
Frances Greer – Neurosurgery and Critical Care
Emily Lovegrove – Neurology and Critical Care
Georgia Kemp - Burns Care and Critical Care
Kate Vaughan– Bariatric, ICU and Respiratory
Daina Potjewijd - ICU and AMU
Georgia Kemp - Burns Care and Critical Care
Claire Downer – Specialist Dietitian
Suzy Owen - Specialist Dietitian
Amy Greenhough – Renal Lead
Daisy Worthington - Renal Dietitian
Kiera Sneddon - Renal Dietitian
Fiona Hunter – Renal Dietitian
Clare Gallimore – Renal Dietitian
Rebecca Dunigan – Renal Dietitian
Monica Dinnall – Renal Dietitian
Cathy Grove – Renal Dietitian
Kate Vaughan– Bariatric, ICU and Respiratory
Jen Dacombe – Bariatric Dietitian
Karen Coulman – Bariatric Dietitian
Marie Bird - Bariatric Dietitian
Rachel Elliott – Bariatric Dietitian
Vickie Bevan - NICU Dietitian
Carolyn Power – Admin Team Leader and Dietetic Assistant
Joanne Lindsay – Admin Clerk
Sinead Carmody - Admin Clerk
Eve Chan – Dietetic Assistant
Mahsa Jamalzadeh Yari – Dietetic Assistant
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
The Weight Management and Bariatric Service at North Bristol NHS trust consist of a supportive team of clinicians including dietitians.
There is a range of services available from the team including non-surgical weight management support and weight loss surgery.
Referral Criteria for Bariatric Service:
For more information, please see the Bristol Weight Management and Bariatric Service (BWMBS).
Information on referring for clinicians.
Useful links:
Dietary Support
NHS – Live Well https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/start-losing-weight/
Change for Life https://www.nhs.uk/change4life
Diabetes UK www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Managing-your-diabetes/Healthy-eating
British Heart Foundation Keep your heart healthy - BHF
The British Dietetic Association – Food Facts:
https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/weight-loss.html
https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/food-facts-food-and-mood.html
https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/detox-diets.html
https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/healthy-eating.html
Talking Therapies
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - NHS Talking Therapies - North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (vitahealthgroup.co.uk)
Wiltshire Psychological Support https://iapt-wilts.awp.nhs.uk/
Specialist Eating Disorder Service Eating disorders community team :: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (awp.nhs.uk)
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
Allergic reactions can be triggered by food. They can be very severe reactions or cause delayed symptoms.
Diagnosis can be made with a combination of blood and skin tests, diet challenges and diet restrictions. Your GP may be able to diagnose your food allergy or you may be referred to an immunologist. The Dietitian can be involved in the diagnosis of food intolerances.
Food allergies and intolerances are managed by dietary manipulation through the exclusion of the food which is causing the reaction. The dietitian helps in diagnosing, educating and supporting the patient:
Find out more about the North Bristol Trust Allergy, Immunology & Immunogenetics.
If you feel you would benefit from seeing a dietitian, please ask your GP or Immunology consultant to refer to us.
Information on referring for clinicians.
Please note this service is for adults only. See the Paediatric Nutrition & Dietetic for information on children & allergies.
Useful links:
Food Allergy and Food Intolerance
Food Allergy and Food Intolerance Testing
HIV is a virus that affects the immune system.
It can be diagnosed through a blood test by your GP, local specialist services, sexual health clinics or local support charities.
If you have been diagnosed with HIV you will be referred to specialist services.
Within this service a Dietitian helps educate and support by:
Contact the Terrence Higgins Trust for more information about HIV.
Useful links
Information on HIV & AIDS: https://www.aidsmap.com/
Information on heart health: https://www.heartuk.org.uk/; https://www.bhf.org.uk/; https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/heart-health.html
Weight loss information: https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/weight-loss.html
Type 2 Diabetes information: https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/diabetes-type-2.html
Cholesterol information: https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/cholesterol.html
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
North Bristol Trust predominantly provides dietetic services to adults only but we do have a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) within our Women’s and Children’s directorate. We currently provide specialist neonatal dietetic services to the inpatients on our NICU. The Neonatal dietitian only takes referrals from the specialist Neonatal team. Parents of preterm infants and Health Care Professionals working with ex-premature infants are welcome to seek nutritional advice for their infant.
If you think your child (from birth to 18 years old) would benefit from seeing a Paediatric dietitian you should first speak to your GP or hospital consultant. They will refer you to the Bristol Children’s Hospital Paediatric Dietitians department who will then contact you to arrange an appointment. They provide outpatient services at Bristol Children’s hospital.
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
Telephone: 0117 4146800
The dietitians at North Bristol NHS Trust provide a neurology clinic at Southmead Hospital twice per month on Thursday mornings.
Patients who attend this clinic are likely to have been diagnosed with one of the following neurological conditions:
The dietitian’s role is to assess, educate and support.
When you attend your appointment the specialist neurology dietitian will:
Other conditions where you may be seen by a neurology dietitian include:
If you have one of these conditions and you feel you would benefit from seeing a dietitian, please ask your GP or Neurology consultant to refer to us.
Information on referring for clinicians.
Useful links:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Diet
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
At North Bristol Trust, the diabetic service consists of a multi-disciplinary team including two dietitians.
NBT diabetes dietitians see patients which require input from the entire diabetes team. If dietetic input is required, but input from the whole diabetic team is not necessary, consider community services.
If you are a clinician looking to refer a patient, please see indications for referral to North Bristol Trust’s Multi-disciplinary Diabetes Clinics.
For more info see the Diabetes & Endocrinology page.
Useful links:
Type 1 Diabetes and Diet
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
13 Consultant Neurosurgeons cover all aspects of Neurosurgical practice.
The team also consists of 11 Specialist Registrars, 6-8 Senior House Officer Grade doctors, 9 Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioners and 2 Neuro-oncology Specialist Nurse Practitioners.
Dedicated trained nursing staff and invaluable Allied Health Professionals working alongside the team ensure that the care received by all Neurosurgical patients is of the highest standard.
At North Bristol Trust, we supervise Plymouth University dietetic students for A, B and C placements, as well as overseeing placements for MSc Dietetics students from Birmingham City University.
We aim to offer our students a varied experience when they are on placement with us. Areas which students typically gain experience in include:
We offer students a combination of home learning, face-to-face patient contact and virtual clinic experience. The home learning often comprises of case studies and tutorials to support learning in each speciality.
The dietetic team here comprises of approximately 30 dietitians. Each student will be assigned a key worker and mentor but will likely spend some time with most of the dietitians over the course of the placements.
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429
Dietitians are uniquely qualified to translate scientific information about nutrition and food into practical dietary advice. As well as providing impartial advice about nutrition and health, dietitians also advise about food related problems and treat disease and ill health.
Many dietitians work in the National Health Service (NHS) and may work in one or more specialist areas e.g. diabetes, children's health, cancer, renal, public health. Others work with people in the community, sometimes visiting them in their own homes. They are a key part of the healthcare team and have an important role training other Allied Health Professional’s (AHP’s) and the public about nutritional issues.
Dietitians have the only legally recognised graduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics that is registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC). This is a national regulatory body, which was created following the Health Professions Order, 2001. Dietitians are one of 13 healthcare professions regulated by the HPC, which ensures rigorously maintained standards of training, professional skills, behaviour and client safety. The title Dietitian/Dietician can only be used if the individual is appropriately qualified and registered with the HPC. Verification can be achieved by checking the Dietitians Register on the HPC website www.hpc-uk.org.
The title ‘nutritionist’ is not protected. Some may have attended degree level courses in nutrition, and upon qualification, many register as nutritionists (RNutr) or as public health nutritionists (RPHNutr) with The Nutrition Society. However, there are many who will not have a recognised qualification. Nutritionists work in government, industry, sports, education, media and for charities, supporting the collection and communication of information about food and health. Some nutritionists provide general guidance about eating to support good health, however, as they are not regulated by a governing body, information given does not have to comply with scientifically based evidence.
There are two types of programme available to qualify as a dietitian:
• Full-time undergraduate BSc (Hons) programme - these are either three or four years in length.
• Full-time postgraduate programme - these are two years in length and can either lead to a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in dietetics or a Masters (MSc) qualification in dietetics.
Find out more on The Association of UK Dietitians website.
At North Bristol NHS Trust, we don’t routinely offer opportunities to shadow dietitians. Instead, we run virtual allied health professional events. This will give you the opportunity to find out more about what working as a dietitian in a hospital is like.
To find out more about when our next event is, follow us on Twitter @nbt_dietitians or email dieteticenquiries@nbt.nhs.uk
Kendon House
Kendon Way
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
Telephone: 0117 414 5428 or 0117 414 5429