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Dietetics Service

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We are a team of experts in the field of nutrition and dietetics working to promote nutritional health and wellbeing. We translate scientific knowledge into practical advice and information to support the diverse population of City and Hackney. The aim of our service is to promote a good nutrition to help prevent disease, improve quality of life and aid recovery. 

Dietitians are the only qualified professionals to assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems. You can be reassured that your dietitian is an appropriately trained professional, registered and fit to practice as a dietitian by checking the Health Professional Council website.

 

Our services

We work in many locations, in a variety of manners, across the boroughs of the City and Hackney to provide nutrition knowledge and empower you with the skills you will need to make your lifestyle and diet choices. We use up-to-date evidence-based information to provide you with the best nutrition advice and support. We work with all age groups both on a public health community level as well as on a one-to-one individual basis.

Dietitians advise on special diets that may be required as a part of your medical treatment. Services include:

  • Outpatient clinics for individual nutritional assessment, development of nutrition care plans and dietary counselling
  • Home visits for referred patients who are housebound and thus unable to make an outpatient appointment
  • Advise local nursing homes and other care agencies about clients with nutritional concerns
  • Monitor and support clients on home enteral feeding
  • Run regular outpatient clinics at various locations across Hackney, including at various children's centres and health centres.

We support and train members of the primary healthcare team to provide accurate and consistent nutritional information. We also work to raise the awareness of nutrition and ensure nutritional information is accurate and appropriate in a number of ways:

  • Support the production or purchase of culturally appropriate nutrition education resources
  • Provide formal or informal education sessions for patients or other user groups on request
  • Support national and local nutrition-related health campaigns
  • Participate in local health fairs and other educational events
  • Support the Hackney Healthy Schools Programme
  • Consultancy work to both statutory and voluntary organisations, upon request
  • Advise on nutritional components of national policy
  • Develop and assist implementation of local nutrition-related policies, such as infant feeding policy and breastfeeding policy
  • Run Cook and Eat sessions for children, young people and their families in children's centres and early years settings; these sessions are a fun way to learn about ways to make healthier food choices.

 

Referrals

If you are a health professional in the City and Hackney, you can find referral forms for both adults and children in the links below.

Please forward them to the dietetics team at the address below. Note that you can only access the service by referral from a healthcare professional.

PDF icon Referral Form

PDF icon Childrens Referral Form

 

Opening hours

Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm

If you are unable to make your appointment please let us know as soon as possible by calling 0207 683 4267. Your appointment can then be changed to a more suitable time for you.

 

Contact details

Dietetics

City and Hackney Community Health Services
Room 112, Defoe Building
50 Hoxton Street
London

N1 6LP

Tel: 0207 683 4267
Fax: 0207 014 7261
dietetics@chpct.nhs.uk

 

Other websites which you may find useful

WellChance: City and Hackney's site to learn more about what is going on locally to give yourself a fit chance to make those healthy lifestyle choices.

British Dietetic Association: Food fact sheets are available on this site

Weight Wise: Adult weight management website

Teen Weight Wise: Teenagers weight management website

Join The Activators: Healthy eating advice site for children; ideal for parents and teachers

School Food Trust: Healthy schools programme

Diabetes UK: Information on diabetes

Food Standards Agency: Also found here are links to Eat Well, the food standard agency site to help make healthier food choices.

Healthy Start: See if you qualify for healthy start vouchers which you can swap for fruit, vegetables, vitamins and milk

 

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