Melanie Baker

Melanie Baker is a Tutor within the Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, actively engaged in research related to parenteral nutrition and intestinal failure. With over 20 years of clinical experience as an NHS Intestinal Failure/Nutrition Support Team Dietitian, she contributes to national initiatives such as the NHS England HPN Clinical Advisory Group and Stakeholders Group.

• Education: MSc in Health Services Research (University of Leicester, 2005), BSc in Nutrition (University of Surrey, 1996)

Her research focuses on optimizing Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) for adults with chronic intestinal failure, addressing clinical decision-making, nutritional requirements, and macronutrient/micronutrient balance. Recent work includes scoping reviews and observational studies on isotopes, trace elements, and fluid management.

Melanie serves as a Dietitian at the University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust since 2001 and tutors on the British Dietetic Association's Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Group Clinical Update Course since 2002, bridging clinical practice and academic research.