NDR-UK is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity (SC041043). The organisation is governed by a Board of Non-Executive Directors, who also act as Trustees for the charity.  

The Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the charity and meets four times a year to ensure that the policies and procedures in place are delivered to maintain appropriate management of the organisation and its finances. NDR-UK Annual Reports and Accounts are available to view here.

The Trustees are:

Jan Flint, RD - Chair

Director of Quality Performance, Clinical Support Services, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust 

Jan became a Director and Trustee of NDR-UK in August 2015 and was appointed Chair in September 2021. From January 2018, Jan has been appointed to several roles within Barts Health NHS, and is currently Programme Director for Elective Recovery. Prior to that Jan was Director of Nutrition and Dietetics at Kings College Hospital and has worked at the Royal Free London in a number of roles which included public health and dietetics. Her clinical area of expertise is Nephrology and she spent four years chairing the Renal Nutrition Group of the British Dietetic Association. She has also worked with Kidney Research UK and was previously on the board of the Journal of Renal Nursing.

On becoming Chair of the NDR-UK Board of Trustees, Jan commented: “I’m looking forward to working with the NDR-UK staff team and other Board Trustees as we start to develop our new strategy for the future, building on the firm foundation of achievements to date, and embracing the demands for patient-centred and digital solutions for efficient and effective healthcare.”

Charlotte Cockman, RD - Treasurer

Charlotte is a dietitian and visiting lecturer specialising in health inequalities and obesity and has extensive experience working across health, charity and business sectors to promote growth and sustainability. 

Charlotte practices clinical dietetics within the NHS, supports new service delivery within Primary Care Networks and focuses on health equity.  She has led the strategic development of two non-for-profit organisations to secure sustainable high-level funding and leading on business strategy. 

As the demand for evidence-based nutrition information continues to grow, Charlotte says she, "looks forward to supporting NDR in being the gold-standard of quality, accessible nutrition resources". 

Andy Burman 

Andy is a Chartered Manager and a governance consultant, advising many organisations in the not for profit sector. He was previously CEO of the British Dietetic Association and holds several non executive Director and advisory positions on Boards. He has worked in the health sector for over 25 years, is a visiting lecturer and speaks both nationally and internationally on good governance principles for professional bodies. He was one of the founding trustees of NDR-UK.

Morag McKellar OBE, RD, PHN

AHP Manager for Children's Services and Public Health Nutritionist, NHS Forth Valley

Morag MacKellar is a registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist with substantial experience working in the public sector over many years. She has been recognised both locally and nationally for her work on nutrition strategy and related public health policies including her work for the Scottish Government. Morag has worked extensively with community and third sector organisations including ten years as Chair of NDR-UK. Currently she has a portfolio of responsibility for all the AHPs working with children in NHS Forth Valley. She also has a special interest in professionalism and regulation.

Morag was elected a Fellow of the British Dietetic Association in recognition of the significant contribution she has made to the development of the dietetic profession, having been the first General Secretary following the establishment of the dietetic Independent Trade Union and subsequently Chairman of both the BDA and the statutory Regulatory Body for dietitians.

Pauline Douglas, RD

Senior Lecturer/Clinical Dietitian, Ulster University

Pauline has over 25 years of clinical and academic experience in dietetics. As a clinical dietitian she worked in the area of nutritional support for surgical and oncology patients in a large teaching hospital. Her main teaching disciplines in Ulster university are in Professional Practice for dietetic students and dietetic practice educators. She is also involved in a number of inter-professional learning pilots in both academic and practice settings. Pauline is her Professional Body’s European and alternate International representative. She is a member of the Professional Practice Committee of European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians. She also is Key Contact for Ulster University in “Dietitians Improving the Education and Training Standards (DIETS) project” and is a member of Work package 8 – Exploitation. Pauline is the current Chair and co-founder of the Commonwealth Dietitians and Nutritionists Association. Pauline is a partner with the Health and Care Professions Council, the statutory regulator for Allied Health Professions in the UK, and was a previous Honorary Chairman of the British Dietetic Association (BDA). She was elected to Fellowship of the BDA for her professional achievements in 2010.

Angela Madden, PhD RD

Clinical Researcher in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Hertfordshire 

Angela joined NDR-UK as a Director and Trustee in March 2022. She brings experience of working as a clinical dietitian in the NHS specialising in liver disease and as an academic with lecturing and research expertise.  She initiated and led the Nutrition and Dietetics group at the University of Hertfordshire and has published over 40 peer reviewed papers.  She was awarded Fellowship of the British Dietetic Association in 2006 for her contribution to education and research.  Angela said “I am aware of the importance of high quality, evidence-based resources for supporting health and wellbeing which NDR-UK provide and am impressed by their strong consultative and independent approach in developing relevant material”.

Louise Pritchard

Chief Operating Officer, The British Dietetic Association

Louise joined NDR-UK as a Director and Trustee in September 2022. She brings experience of working as a manager and Director in the NHS for over 23 years, provision and commissioning of community, primary, acute and mental health services in Birmingham for 8 years, with a MSc in Primary Care Policy & Management from Birmingham University. She and her team, won an Health Service Journal award for cost effective partnership working for the establishment of Intermediate Care services in Birmingham. Louise then led UK services at Royal National Institute Deaf (RNID) for over 9 years, developing personalised adult social care services for people who are deaf with additional needs and securing funding for community based services to support people with hearing loss.  Louise said “I am passionate about ensuring people have access to personalised resources across health and social care, because our health is deeply personal. Ensuring our needs and preference are taken into account will inspire improved outcomes”.