Free
3+hour In Person Event
Limited Tickets
NHS Food and Nutrition
Can We Afford to Keep Ignoring It?
Join the conversation with leading experts
The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG
Have your say
Tuesday 21st October 2025 17:00 – 20:30 GMT
What are NutriTalks:
The NutriTalk series of in person events at the Royal Society bring together all relevant parties in a safe and respectful space to network and have hard but productive conversations on on some of the most challenging food and nutrition issues, to foster relations, develop consensus or commitments to action.
Join us and leading experts for an enlightening panel discussion and networking event.
- Join the conversation have your say and be part of the change
- Engage with top experts as they debate the latest on NHS Food and Nutrition
- Learn first hand about the hurdles and advocating for a more cohesive commitment to NHS food and nutrition
- Get your questions answered live and network with industry leaders
- Enjoy drinks and canapés
- Explore cutting-edge science practice policy and action together
The aim of this event is to bring together senior leaders and stakeholders to describe the challenges, the solutions for change and create a commitment to act on the provision of better food and nutrition in NHS hospitals.
In conversation with leading experts
CHAIR: Professor Mary Hickson
Professor Kevin Morgan
Philip Shelley
Anna Taylor
Lucy Jones
Dr Duane Mellor
Dr Shireen Kassam
Stella West-Harling
CONTENT AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Malnutrition costs the NHS over £23 billion each year, yet food and nutrition remains under-prioritised across healthcare policy, funding, and practice. Despite strong evidence showing the benefits of good nutrition for patient outcomes and system savings, progress continues to lag.
This in-person NutriTalks event at The Royal Society, London, will examine the systemic, economic, ethical and environmental costs of overlooking food and nutrition in the NHS and set out the case for urgent change. Bringing together senior leaders and decision-makers, it will provide a high-level platform to debate solutions and drive commitment to cohesive action.
We’ll cover:
- The price of nutritional neglect and the cost of inaction
- Why food and nutrition must move from the margins to the mainstream of NHS strategy and care
- Policy, procurement, and practice gaps holding back nutritional care
- Who holds responsibility and accountability for nutrition in the NHS
- Pathways for innovation, access, and cross-sector collaboration
Join this CPD event to:
Gain understanding of
- The scale and cost of malnutrition within the NHS
- Why nutrition remains marginalised in NHS strategy, funding, and priorities
- The key policy, procurement, and practice gaps limiting effective nutritional care
Be aware of
- The clinical, economic, and ethical costs of under-prioritising nutrition
- The barriers to integrating innovation, products, and pathways into NHS care
- The role of leadership, responsibility, and accountability in nutrition provision
- How collaboration across sectors can influence NHS outcomes
Be able to
- Identify practical opportunities to embed nutrition into NHS systems and strategy
- Contribute to defining solutions that support better food and nutrition in hospitals
- Recognise routes to drive commitment and action among key decision-makers
Chair
Professor Mary Hickson
Professor of Dietetics, University of Plymouth
Mary had been the Professor of Dietetics at the University of Plymouth since 2016. She previously spent 23 years in the NHS, gaining extensive clinical experience. Her research interests include dietetic practice, sarcopenia, frailty, hospital nutritional care, and nutrition in older people, bridging clinical expertise and academic scholarship.
Expert Speakers
Philip Shelley
Senior Operational & Policy Manager
Philip drives policy and service improvements across healthcare facilities at NHS England. He chaired the NHS Food Review, commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after the 2019 Listeria outbreak. Philip fosters collaboration with the British Dietetic Association, Hospital Catering Association and Malnutrition Task Force.
Professor Kevin John Morgan
Professor of Governance and Development, Cardiff University
Kevin Morgan has been researching public food systems in Europe, North America and Africa for more than 20 years. He has recently summarised the results of this work in a new book, Serving the Public: the good food revolution in schools, hospitals and prisons, published by Manchester University Press.
Anna Taylor
Executive Director, The Food Foundation
Anna Taylor is Executive Director at The Food Foundation – a leading organisation working on food policy. Previously she was a civil servant at DFID leading their nutrition work and was awarded an OBE for services to tackle undernutrition globally. She was chief independent adviser to Henry Dimbleby for the National Food Strategy. She started her career as a nutritionist working for Save the Children.
Lucy Jones
Registered Dietitian and Chief Clinical Officer, Oviva
Lucy is the chief clinical officer for Oviva; the largest provider of digitally-enabled and reimbursed behaviour change services across Europe. She has been a dietitian for 19 years, working across clinical practice, media, brand consultancy and as a leader in digital healthcare.
Dr Duane Mellor
Senior Specialist Dietitian (Children’s Diabetes) and Honorary Associate Professor, University of Canberra
Duane is an experienced clinical dietitian and researcher having worked both in the NHS and academia. He works to support public understanding of science and nutrition alongside editing academic journals and texts alongside helping develop nutritional policies.
Dr Shireen Kassam
Consultant Haematologist and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
Dr Shireen Kassam is a Consultant Haematologist, Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Visiting Professor of Plant-Based Nutrition. She is founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, a community interest company that provides education and advocacy on healthy plant-based diets and lifestyle medicine.
Stella West-Harling MBE
Founder, Social Entrepreneur, Advocate for Nutrition Equity
Stella West-Harling MBE is a social entrepreneur and food systems pioneer with over 40 years’ experience. She founded Ashburton Cookery School and Feeding Devon, chaired the School Food Trust regionally, and leads Dartmoor Community Kitchen Hub.
Host and Moderator
Tanya Haffner
CEO RD Founder of MyNutriWeb – The Nutrition Education Hub
Healthy Sustainable Diets Campaigner
Tanya is a registered dietitian, CEO, and founder of MyNutriWeb and Nutrilicious Communications advocating for healthy sustainable food and nutrition for all.
Our NutriTalks are CPD accredited
CPD CERTIFICATE & LEARNING MATERIALS
This event is awaiting approval for CPD by the AfN and BDA
Organisers:
About The MyNutriWeb – The Nutrition Education Hub
MyNutriWeb is an independent nutrition and lifestyle education hub for all healthcare and food professionals. MyNutriWeb is committed to empowering all professionals with the highest professional food nutrition and sustainable standards through online and in-person educational events and training with supporting initiatives, resources and research.
This event has been kindly supported by
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NutriTalks are free to attend and are made possible via unrestricted CPD educational grants received at MyNutriWeb – the Nutrition Education Hub. Grants do not imply any endorsement of organisations or brands by MyNutriWeb, its organisers, its moderators or any participating healthcare professional, or their association. Grants are invested into the creation and promotion of CPD professional development opportunties via MyNutriWeb.
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