About

With a passion for partnership, working in holistic nutritional care for the nutritionally vulnerable, Elaine Lane is an experienced Dietitian with clinical experience within community and mental health settings. Having worked for the NHS from 1993 until 2015, she is now pursuing portfolio career as a self-employed Dietitian combined with part-time in the NHS. Volunteer role within the BDA Older People Specialist Group Committee since 2017.

Specialising in the clinical area of under nutrition and training based delivery skills within a community setting, Elaine's strengths are nutritional projects, development and delivery of nutrition training - being highly effective in partnership working across a range of professions.

Registrations

• Registered Dietitian with The Health Care & Professionals Council since 1993
• Full member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) since 1988 
• BDA specialist interest groups of Freelance Dietitians, Older People, Public Health Nutrition Network, Food Service, PENG​
  
• AfN UK voluntary register as Registered Nutritionist (PH) since 2016

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition & Dietetics from Ulster University, Northern Ireland in 1992

• Masters of Art in Healthcare Studies from Leeds Beckett University, England in 2011
• Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Level 3 2018

Publications

Lane, E. (2019) Vitamin D supplementation in care homes. Dietetic Today. Feb 19, 32
Lane, E. (2016) Reflections and learning on poverty, food and nutrition. Dietetics Today. 
Lane, E. (2015) Reflections on Nutrition and ‘One chance to get it right’. NHD; Oct 2015; 108, 8-9 
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Lane, E. (2010) Food for Life the journey so far. NHD; 51, 18-20 www.nhdmag.com/
Cited in Muhanna, J., Wightman, S. (2007) The Essence of Care: Developing practice through partnership.  Nursing Times; 103; 103: 45, 30-31. ​