Kate Hampshire-Jones BSc (Hons) RD
Service Lead for First Dietitians
I have worked in many areas of dietetics in both acute and community settings but have spent the majority of my dietetic career working with adults with enteral feeding devices in the community. I enjoy community dietetics because of the difference that dietitians working in the community can make to people’s lives. I am passionate about student training and have worked closely with the University of Surrey to deliver student education programmes. Outside of work I spend my time studying for my MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, cooking, sewing and gardening.
We have a team of Community Dietitians and Prescribing Support Dietitians, covering east Surrey and parts of West Sussex.
Veronica Heard BSc (Hons) MSc RD
Lead Community Dietitian
I work with people living with Type 2 Diabetes providing education on healthy diet choices to support self-management, improving health now and for the future. Motivational interviewing and behavioural strategies are used to enable people to make sustained healthy changes to diet and lifestyle. Another area of interest is the dietary management of chronic kidney disease.
Deepti de Araujo MSc (Hons), BSc RD
Lead Community Dietitian
Known as Dee, I cover the east Surrey area. I love busting nutrition myths and working with patients with complex nutritional issues, including many adults who require tube feeding and also through clinic and group work. If not at work, you will find me busy with anything involving my kids, pets or with a book (not necessarily in that order!)
Agnieszka Mclennan-Murray BSc (Hons) RD
Community Dietitian
I love working as a dietitian – translating the research related to food and health into practical and relevant advice. I really enjoy working with different people, learning about their challenges and support them to optimise their health and nutrition. I have worked with both children and adults in both community and hospital setting and loved all. Outside work I love spending time with my family, cycling, swimming and a bit of yoga. I also enjoy cooking, travelling, and exploring the history of food and the way we eat. I have a special interest in the gut microbiome and the way it affects our health.
Kate Evans BSc (Hons) RD
Prescribing Support Dietitian
I work alongside the Medicines Management Team as part of the East Surrey Integrated Care Partnership to provide expert prescribing support for nutritional products across east Surrey. I work closely with GP practices, care homes and people in their own homes to improve nutritional care planning and provide training to a range of healthcare professionals. Outside of work I enjoy socialising with my family and friends, and squeezing in as many holidays as possible to relax in the sun.
Lucy Keys BSc (Hons) MSc PGDip RD
Lead Community Dietitian for Sussex
I work in the Crawley and Horsham areas providing dietetic support for patients at home with a feeding tube and outpatients in clinic. I particularly enjoy troubleshooting problems and working with people who have complex nutritional needs. I am also involved in lots of service development projects to help improve the care we provide. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends and long dog walks on the beach.
Juliette Richardson MSc BSc (Hons) RD
Lead Community Dietitian
I am an experienced Clinical Dietitian who has had a varied career working in clinical and public health nutrition and dietetics with the NHS, Department of Health and the military. My areas of special interest are obesity, public health, and IBS. I currently working in a variety of clinical specialities across the east Surrey and West Sussex areas including adults and paediatrics. Outside of work I pursue my love of good food by growing it, eating it and travelling far and wide to experience cuisine in other cultures.
Angela Frost BSc (Hons) RD
Lead Community Dietitian
I joined First Dietitians after working at East Surrey Hospital for a number of years, covering ward work clinics and some oncology. In First Community I will be working in the Horsham and Crawley areas covering clinics and some tube fed patients at home. I am also working on service improvement projects to help increase efficiency in the team as a whole.
Polyxeni Raskopoulou RD
Lead Dietitian for Prisons
I am working on a new dietetic service and will be responsible for the dietetic service in five different prisons in Surrey. I am very excited for my new role and I look forward to identifying the nutritional needs of this population and exploring new ways of practice to overcome any challenges. In my free time, I love spending time outdoors especially when it is sunny. I enjoy hiking, cycling, running, cooking and travelling.
Charlotte Cole RD
Community Neuro Rehab Team Dietitian
I am delighted to be working within the Community Neurological rehabilitation team, based at Horsham Hospital with the other specialist therapists. My role is to help adults in the Horsham / Crawley / Mid Sussex area with conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s Disease or after a traumatic brain injury, to meet their nutritional requirements in a practical and positive way.
I have worked at most of the hospitals in West Sussex over my 11 year career in dietetics and focused on home enteral feeding and infectious and tropical diseases & HIV at UCLH, London. I have also worked in Local Government for 6 years.
Outside work, my three sporty children keep me busy and I enjoy tennis and yoga and travelling. I’m a glass half full and grateful for the glass, type of person.
Christopher Hayes
Band 5 Community Dietitian (rotational)
Hello! Nutrition is a necessity for human life, and this delicate discipline is both humbling and liberating. I am always optimistic about the future and naturally have a keen interest in larger groups, socioeconomic and environmental health, and evolving food policy. Working within the community gives me opportunities to address nutrition-related factors for both communities and individuals alike (complex problem-solving is a guilty pleasure of mine).
P.S. I enjoy eating.
Daniela Dimitrova BSc (Hons) RD
Dietetic Assistant for Sussex
My role in the Adult Dietetics Team involves supporting individuals undergoing rehabilitation or living with Neurological conditions to meet their nutritional requirements. Within the field of nutrition, I am also interested in the prevention and management of lifestyle-associated conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes. Outside of the office, I enjoy travelling, cooking and dining!
Maria McCoy BSc (Hons) RD
Community Dietitian
I studied Nutrition and Dietetics at King's College in London and qualified in 1999. I have worked in acute hospitals and in the community setting, assisting adults and paediatrics. I enjoy providing support and advice for a range of conditions, a few of which include malnutrition, diabetes, weight loss, allergy, gastrointestinal problems and for patients requiring artificial nutrition.
Kate Masey BSc (Hons) RD
Prescribing Support Dietitian
I work as part of the Medicines Management Team, within the Sussex Integrated Care System (ICS), and the Surrey Heartlands ICS, providing expert prescribing support to GP practice teams across West Sussex and East Surrey. I also provide staff training sessions to Care Homes and GP practices on managing malnutrition in the community. In my spare time I enjoy doing yoga and running, but mostly I love spending my time with Monty my springer poodle.
We have a team of five paediatric dietitians. We cover all community paediatric referrals received from the Crawley, Horsham and east Surrey areas.
Joanna Mankelow BSc (Hons) RD
Senior Children's Dietitian
I cover outpatient clinics, home enterally fed children and a complex community caseload, working as part of a multi-agency team and often in liaison with tertiary centres, special schools and other support services. I really enjoy building relationships with the families I work with to better support them and their child. Working as part of a diverse team is challenging and I really enjoy learning from and educating my colleagues.
Denise Kennedy BSc (Hons) RD
Senior Children's Dietitian
I work mainly with tube fed children and children with complex neurodisability in Horsham, Crawley and parts of east Surrey and link up with the special schools in these areas. I also run some general outpatient clinics. I have a special interest in the use of blended diet in tube fed children, and am amazed at the power of good food for a child, whether they have special dietary needs or not. Food can affect our learning, our health and our zest for life!
Kate Stokes BSc (Hons) RD
Senior Children's Dietitian
My caseload is mainly Surrey based, covering clinics in Oxted and Caterham, as well as working with children living at home who require tube feeding. I also work with some of the special schools in east Surrey and have an interest in children with complex epilepsy. I love the nutritional variety that paediatrics brings – no two days are ever the same.
Angela Estyn-Jones BSc (Hons) RD
Community Dietitian
After graduating from Surrey University with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics I am now a Band 5 community dietitian. I see children and adults in clinics, in community hospitals as well as at home. I enjoy finding out what motivates people and using that information to help them make positive changes to their diet and lifestyle. In my spare time I’m a keen reader and love singing.
Hannah Cooper BSc (Hons) RD
Children's Dietitian
After spending much of my career in secondary and tertiary hospitals, I’m now enjoying the variety of community work, particularly supporting patients in the comfort of their own homes. I also provide dietetic support in outpatient settings. I love helping families navigate different nutrition needs and seeing the positive impact this has. Outside of work, you’ll probably find me running around after my kids or, when time allows, out cycling.
Meghan Goldsmith BSc (Hons)
Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
I completed a nutrition degree in 2013 at St Mary’s University, London and have since worked in administration locally. I work to support the children’s dietitians providing a complete nutrition and dietetic service to local families.
Sarah Heuten RD
PCN Dietitian for Crawley Care Collaborative
I work as a children’s dietitian providing support to home enterally fed children within East Surrey and run outpatient clinics in both Horsham and Crawley. I graduated as a dietitian over twelve years ago from the University of Surrey and have worked in a wide range of clinical roles within the NHS; including within primary care and more latterly paediatrics. I am passionate about the impact of good nutrition on children’s health and wellbeing. One of the aspects of my job I enjoy the most is building relationships with the families and children I work with. Outside of work I am a mum to two children and a keen equestrian.
Becky Field
Administrator for First Dietitians
I work full time as one of two Administrators for the dietetic department. We provide full admin support for the dietetics team. I have worked within the NHS since 2010 in various departments including microbiology as a Lab Assistant and for the CCG as a Receptionist. I have three teenage children who keep me busy outside of work. I enjoy taking holidays abroad with my husband Paul.
Claire Carpenter
Administrator for First Dietitians
I work part-time as one of the Administrators for the Dietetics department. I have worked in admin in the NHS since 2017, having previously spent 15 years working in a school setting. Outside of work I love spending time with my grown-up children, and I'm an avid reader. I am also interested in nature and the environment, in protecting wildlife and spend a small fortune on feeding my garden birds.