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Adult nutrition and dietetics

A nutrition service for adults made up of professionals that assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems. We are a city-wide service supporting a range of nutrition and health problems.

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About the service

Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that assess and treat dietary and nutritional problems. Dietitians use the most up-to-date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease which they translate into practical guidance to enable individuals to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.

Who’s it for?

Our adult nutrition and dietetic service is a city-wide service supporting adults (16 years and older) with a range of nutrition and health needs including:

  • difficulties with eating and drinking that might result in under nutrition
  • gut and bowel conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome
  • low FODMAP diet
  • diabetes and heart disease
  • dietary assessment and advice regarding nutritional deficiencies

On referral, the service will offer a consultation, either via telephone, video, clinic or if necessary a home visit (including care homes). The dietitian works with the individual to identify changes that are needed to help them be as healthy as possible, and to support the individual and their family/carers by providing practical and accurate advice and information.

The service also runs education groups for clients with respiratory problems as these are shown to be effective in supporting people to improve their lifestyles.

Dietitians also work:

  • As part of the community diabetes service
  • As part of the community neurology and stroke services

The service is provided by registered dietitians with trained support staff and a responsive administration team.

Referrals

Please be aware that we are a referral-only service via a GP or other healthcare professionals, for example, community matron or district nurse. Referral information can be found on Leeds Health Pathways website.

Resources

We asked patients during COVID-19 lockdown how we could improve our service.

Whilst talking to our patients we found out how they would prefer future contacts, 24% preferred telephone, 20% home visit, 15% Clinic, 15% SMS, 11% Webinar, 8% email and 2% other.

Most people were satisfied with the service received, happy to be offered telephone appointment given the circumstances, grateful for advice given, very knowledgeable and confident in what we do. The things we need to improve on are more updates and better communication on service during COVID- 19, send more resources that patient can have access to anytime and the letters sent were difficult to understand.

Following the feedback we are now offering video consultations instead of telephone appointments if these are what a patient prefers, a weighing service team that are available for patients who are housebound so that they can be weighed, we reviewed our letters to try and make sure they can be easily read in the future and a small number of face to face appointments available from October 2020 when needed.

Continuing to listen to you, from 2021 we are still keen to hear your views and will continue to share them on this website. Please use QR code or complete the feedback form

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  • Winner of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Digital Practice: NHS England Chief Allied Health Professionals Officer Awards 2019
  • Winner of Best Healthcare Software: Patient Centred at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2018
  • Winner of Patients’ Choice Award at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2018
  • Highly Commended for Clinicians’ Choice Award at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2018
  • Highly Commended for Non-Clinical Innovation at the Excellence in Supply Awards 2018
  • Winner of Improving Services Award from Leeds Community Healthcare 2016
  • Winner for Primary Care Innovation at the 2013 Health Service Journal Awards

We are:

  • a large progressive team of approximately 30 friendly dietitians
  • based in Leeds in Yorkshire, a vibrant city with a diverse population
  • an innovative and solution focussed award winning team

What we do

  • The adult team work in a variety of settings, clinics, groups, care homes and patients homes
  • We manage our own caseloads within specific areas of the city
  • We are pioneering in patient outcome measures and service improvements

What you can expect

  • Preceptorship: Helps you on your transition from student to autonomous practitioner
  • Great support with regular clinical supervision sessions and development
  • Be involved in innovation and research in practice
  • Opportunities such as student training

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