Caroline Deakin - National Weight Loss Manager

Caroline Deakin BSc RD (Batchelor of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics & Registered Dietitian) qualified as a State Registered Dietitian in 1997 from the University of Surrey. She worked for a number of years in the NHS specialising in Eating Disorders, Cardiology, Diabetes, Intensive Care, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition as well as Gastroenterology, HIV and Obesity.

Caroline worked on the wards in ITU, in outpatients and held education groups for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, individuals with raised cholesterol and antenatal groups. She took part in Public Health schemes visiting schools for National Breakfast Week and promoting healthy eating in the workplace.

Caroline then gained experience in FMCG business, the Pharmaceutical industry and the Health Spa sector, where she utilised her knowledge and expertise within product development, recipe/menu formation and education and information programmes within groups and via 1:1 consultations to the public and health care professionals.

In 2004, Caroline wanted to consolidate her experience and knowledge to date and specialised in Bariatric surgery. Caroline has since treated almost 3000 patients who have undergone Gastric Banding or a Gastric Bypass procedure in the UK. This involves working within a multi disciplinary team; Fitness Advisors, Specialist Nurses, pychologists and Surgeons from the preoperative stage throughout the patient journey to achieve a safe and effective outcome whilst tailoring the programme to the individual to suit lifestyle choices, taste preferences and medical status.

Bariatric surgery is a major life changing operation, which requires lifelong lifestyle modification for optimum results. Hence the aftercare programme which provides ongoing support, reassurance, monitoring and advice is key to success.

Caroline now manages the SurgiCare Weight Loss Surgery Service ensuring the programme we offer is the best Obesity
Service (bariatric surgery) in the UK which is both patient centred and evidence based.

We follow the NICE guidelines on Obesity set by the government and are proud of offering treatment to only those patients who fit the specific criteria and who we feel will benefit from surgery and our intensive and lengthy aftercare programme.

Caroline uses her enthusiasm and energy to educate and inform patients to gain the optimum results. Caroline uses motivational and behavioural techniques to train patients to change lifelong 'bad' habits into 'good' ones and uses her experience with such a great number of patients to empower patients to achieve success. It’s extremely satisfying to help people who have battled all of their lives with their weight and their relationship with food to suddenly be free from hunger, yo yo diets and obesity whilst gaining an improved quality of life through improving their health and well being; medically, socially and psychologically.

Caroline Deakin,
National Weight Loss Manager.
BSc SD