ASCEND champions

Welcome to the ASCEND community.
Please meet our ASCEND Champions from across all four UK nations and the Republic of Ireland.
Our Champions are an invaluable part of the ASCEND project, connecting the study with dietetic teams and professional networks across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They raise awareness of ASCEND, encourage eligible colleagues and services to engage and contribute, and help ensure that the project reflects the realities of community paediatric home enteral tube feeding practice.
By sharing local insight, identifying practical considerations and supporting clear communication and engagement, our Champions strengthen the quality, reach and relevance of the study. Their contribution is helping ASCEND build the robust evidence needed to develop meaningful safer staffing and workload recommendations for this specialist field.
To become an ASCEND Champion please complete this form, but first, please read the following documents: ASCEND Champion Publication Privacy Notice and ASCEND Website privacy and cookie notice.
Please find your regional and national Champions below. The list is organised by nation and region in alphabetical order.
England
East Midlands
Pediatric Dietitian

Paediatric Dietitian

East of England
Sam Marshall
Paediatric Dietitian – Clinical Lead

North East of England
London
South East of England
Denise Kennedy
Snr Children’s Dietitian

West Sussex | East Sussex
Paediatric Dietitian

Hampshire | Isle of Wight | Surrey
Paediatric Dietitian

Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Oxfordshire
South West of England
Clare Berry
Clinical Lead | Paediatric HETF Dietitian

Wiltshire Community
West Midlands
Sue Meredith
Professional Lead | Paediatric Dietetics

Yorkshire and The Humber
Tayla Ashton Kaltenbrun
Clinical Lead Paediatric Dietitian

Northern Ireland
Orlagh Smyth
Paediatric Dietitian

Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Caitriona McDaid
Paediatric Dietitian

Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Republic of Ireland
Interim Dietitian Manager Children’s Disability Services

Scotland
Team Lead Paediatric HETF

Paediatric

Wales
Niamh Pitman
Paediatric HEF Dietitian

Niamh.Pitman@wales.nhs.uk


