Meet the ASCEND project team

Denise Kennedy

Denise Kennedy is a senior children’s dietitian working in the community in parts of Sussex and East Surrey. As well as being a member of the BDA PSG she has been part of DISC for 16 years and was in the chair role for 7 years, just recently stepping down. She has spearheaded use of blended diet in her area for children for whom tolerance of enteral feeds was an issue, and was part of the BDA committee producing the policy statement and toolkit[1] on blended diet (2019/2021) and is involved in the current BAPEN/BDA update of these documents. Denise was a finalist in the 2026 British Dietetic Association awards in the category Outstanding Achiever.

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[1] https://www.bda.uk.com/resource-report/the-use-of-blended-diet-with-enteral-feeding-tubes.html

Susan Meredith

Sue Meredith is the Professional Lead for Paediatric Dietetics at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Sue has been a member of the BDA PSG for 8 years, chairing the group 2019-23 and latterly as a member of the Education Committee developing pre-registration in Paediatric Dietetics, working on many education projects, including being a co-lead on University of Plymouth’s Advanced Paediatric Dietetics module 1. Birmingham has one of the highest numbers of enterally fed children in the UK as well as a diverse population, so providing a safely staffed enteral feeding service is a key priority for Sue in her and her team’s work.

Alia S Torreadrado

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