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Alison Clark, BSc (Hons), Registered Dietitian, mBDA

Alison Clark is the Director of AC Health & Nutrition. Alison is a registered dietitian and has worked in the wellbeing sector, commercial food industry and NHS since 2000.

Alison’s career started in the NHS, after gaining a BSc (Hons) degree in Nutrition & Dietetics in 2000 from the University of Surrey. She continues to work there as a Registered Dietitian on a consultancy basis working alongside consultants; optimising the nutritional status of patients with different medical diagnosis including diabetes, gastro related conditions and cardiovascular disease.

In 2005, Alison developed her own successful nutrition consultancy firm; www.achn.co.uk. Alison’s experience includes public speaking at international and national conferences on the scientific evidence of the benefits of microflora to gut health. In addition, leading a team of Registered Dietitians, with coverage all across the UK to run projects such as in-store sampling events, Public Health initiatives such as Xpert for Diabetes and the DWP “LiveWell WorkWell” 3-year project plus UK wide brand awareness interventions.

Alison brings professional, evidenced-based nutritional expertise working with household names such as Marks and Spencer, Barclay Capital, Mitsubishi, BT and Diabetes UK; delivering bespoke corporate health interventions, to a variety of audiences across the UK. Alison has strong communication skills; she is adaptable in her delivery and ensures key messages are relevant for her audience and attracts requests for return presentations from a portfolio of individual, public and corporate clients.

Alison’s research work includes working for The Centre for Obesity Research (COR), specialising in clinical trials assessing the feasibility and safety of new weight loss drugs. Alison and her team also conduct clinical trials for Oral Nutrition Supplements to gain ACBS approval.

Alison is a spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association and will often be interviewed and quoted by the media such an example is from BBC News – interview: Is working through your lunch bad for you?

Alison is a Registered Dietitian (DT 8058), Full member of the British Dietetic Association (6269) and Regulated by the Health Care Professions Council (DT 08058) which ensures rigorously maintained standards of training, professional skill, behaviour and client safety.

Alison is the Lead Dietitian for the Symprove TTT programme ensuring the team offers the highest standards of training for HCPs along with financial monitoring.

Alison is passionate about nutrition and wellbeing which comes across in her planning, professionalism and delivery.

Contact Alison Clark, alison@achn.co.uk or 07787 568279

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What our clients say

Alison is very personable and incredibly enthusiastic, which came through in the presentations. Feedback from our employees was outstanding.   closed

Caroline Jeffcote, UNUM

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Caroline Jeffcote, UNUM

The demonstration was interesting, engaging and interactive; actually getting to taste the produce gave a real idea on what was achievable.   closed

Chris Williams, National Physical Laboratory

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Chris Williams, National Physical Laboratory

I would not hesitate to recommend your company and will be in touch in order to arrange your services at our event next year.   closed

Jackie Davies, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

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Jackie Davies, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

I'd recommend everyone and anyone to have Alison deliver one of her workshops, she not only gave us useful health advice but and made the session fun and interactive.   closed

Roxanne, Astound Commerce

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Roxanne, Astound Commerce

You managed to pack a great deal of information into a limited time, and you did it in a very energetic and engaging way   closed

Sarah Hendry, DoH (Department of Health)

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Sarah Hendry, DoH (Department of Health)

Thank you for the Food Demonstration Event held on Wednesday 12th September 2018. The staff really enjoyed it and liked the samples that were given.   closed

Abi Byford, Rainbow Nursery

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Abi Byford, Rainbow Nursery

We found our employees were very engaged with the whole concept of healthy eating and it’s wide ranging benefits.   closed

Arqiva SHE Team

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Arqiva SHE Team

Alison has a flare for charming audiences with her easy-to-understand, no-nonsense nutrition knowledge. Cutting through the noise and misinformation out there to give food & drink brands credible, reliable nutrition messages.   closed

Julie Horsley, DoH (Department of Health)

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Julie Horsley, DoH (Department of Health)

The feedback that we have had from staff has been very positive and I would recommend Alison to any other organisation looking for similar nutrition workshops for staff.   closed

Lee Watson, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

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Lee Watson, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

The workshop was greatly received and everyone who attended got really excited about what they were learning.   closed

Lauren Hensby, Zurich Insurance PLC

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Lauren Hensby, Zurich Insurance PLC

The presentation was excellent, and I liked the way it was focused and no-nonsense which was sympathetic to the time-demands on teachers.   closed

Peter Spencer-Lane, Saint Pierre School

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Peter Spencer-Lane, Saint Pierre School

Alison and her team of Dietitians worked across the UK promoting the health benefits of a leading Dairy brand in conjunction with Wax Live...   closed

Liz Buncombe, Wax Creative

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Liz Buncombe, Wax Creative

The general feedback was excellent your session was the one that most participants commented that they are going to use their newly found knowledge to improve their diet!   closed

Claire Ryan, Macmillan

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Claire Ryan, Macmillan

Alison’s demo was great and a real eye opener. I’m going to get some Bulgur wheat this weekend thanks to her!   closed

ADM Milling

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ADM Milling

Throughout the whole process Alison was extremely professional and creative with her ideas of what she would be able to bring to the events.   closed

Mark Murison, West Kent Housing Association

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Mark Murison, West Kent Housing Association

I would definitely recommend Alison for speaking at client events and look forward to working with her again soon   closed

Sarah Baker, HCA International

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Sarah Baker, HCA International

The feedback has been so positive from the participants, with people enquiring about potential further workshops or MOTs.   closed

Rhys Owen, JDX Consulting Ltd

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Rhys Owen, JDX Consulting Ltd

Thank you for your help arranging the food demonstrations in our Warrington office. The room was really engaged with the demonstration and asked lots of questions, as well as getting to enjoy the food...   closed

Amy Tomlinson, Atkins

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Amy Tomlinson, Atkins

On behalf of myself and the Wienerbuger team, I would like to pass on our sincere thanks to Alison. Every team member has commented to me how amazing she was! The food preparation was superb, and I’m told very tasty indeed.   closed

Tim Burgess, Wienerberger

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Tim Burgess, Wienerberger

I wanted to thank your team for helping to make our annual Health fair a success. The food demonstrations were the most talked about of the event...   closed

Stephanie Peat, Network Rail

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Stephanie Peat, Network Rail