Hosted by Public Health Specialist Group
With growing international political unease - food insecurity has become a primary driver of health inequality in the UK. The Food Foundation (2026) reports that over half of food-insecure households are now forced to cut back on essential food items, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, directly impacting our ability to manage long-term health conditions.
This session will examine evidence on the scale and drivers of food insecurity, its impact on healthcare, and what we can do as dietitians to influence systemic change. We'll cover how dietitians from all professional backgrounds can be part of the solution from individual clinical interventions, to national campaigns and advocating for sustainable food systems.
Our panel will include specialist NHS dietitians in East London, sharing how clinical dietitians can apply culturally-sensitive dietary advice to patients with long-term health conditions impacted by structural inequalities and food insecurity.
We will also hear from public health dietitians at the forefront of national campaigns, including the parliamentary UK commission seeking to recognise a right to food in the UK.
Speakers
(More speaker details to follow)
- Abigail Pearson (RD), Senior Specialist Dietitian and Project Manager for Right To Food London
- Isabel Rice (RD), Food Poverty Campaign Coordinator, Sustain
- Dr Sharon Noonan-Gunning (RD), Research Officer for the Public Health Specialist Group
- Tadala Kolawole (RD), Senior Renal Dietitian, Cultural Intelligence Facilitator and the Royal London Hospital Therapies EDI lead
- Kyle Kennedy, Secretary and Food Insecurity Lead for the Public Health Specialist Group
Cost
Public Health Specialist Group member Free
Sustainable Diets Specialist Group member Free
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