Angela Thompson 43rd National Hospitality in Healthcare Conference

Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson is an Senior Food Services Dietitian and Team leader with over 11 years’ experience across clinical dietetics, food service systems, and nutrition informatics within both public and private healthcare settings. Angela is currently a Senior Food Services Dietitian and Team Lead at HealthShare NSW, where she supports acute metropolitan Local Health Districts and leads a statewide dietetics team responsible for menu design, nutrition standards implementation, and food service system improvement. She has extensive expertise in developing and implementing compliant, patient centred hospital menus and optimising food service delivery through the integration of clinical and operational systems. A key highlight of Angela’s career has been her leadership of the 2024–2025 NSW Health Statewide Acute Care Menu design and implementation. One of the most significant food service reforms undertaken in NSW and the first statewide acute menu of its kind in Australia. This work brought together stakeholders across HealthShare NSW, Local Health Districts, and the Agency for Clinical Innovation to deliver a standardised, evidence-based approach to patient nutrition. Angela is passionate about advancing nutrition care in healthcare through collaboration, innovation, and system-wide thinking. Her interests include menu reform, therapeutic diet standardisation, and the integration of nutrition into digital health and food service systems.