Who we are
The Adult Dietetic Service is a team of health care professionals who are trained to provide advice and counselling about diet, food and nutrition. Dietitians can help people make food choices to promote nutritional well-being and develop meal plans to prevent and treat nutrition related problems. The team also provide practical, safe advice, based on current scientific evidence.
What we do
Our dietitians support individuals, families and carers providing tailored dietary counselling sessions or group education including motivational techniques.
They offer guidance on food provision and advise on the use of prescribed nutritional products to help treat malnutrition and on managing tube feeding at home.
The service is a specialist resource providing information and training for other health and social care professionals to enable other them to promote best nutritional care.
What we treat / look after
- Diabetes (see Diabetes Smart)
- Impaired Glucose Regulation (IGR) (see Diabetes Smart)
- Malnutrition/unintentional weight loss
- Swallowing problems resulting in stroke, cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease or mental health problems e.g Dementia
- Weight management and Bariatrics
- Respiratory disease
- Food allergies/intolerances
- Low FODMAP diet
- Bowel conditions e.g. IBS
- Palliative care
- Management of enteral tube feedings including tube troubleshooting and replacement of gastrostomy tubes
How to access the service
Referrals are accepted from GPs and all health and social care professionals using the following referral form.
Adult dietetics referral form (professional use only)
For Diabetes Smart patients can self- refer. Please complete the online referral form.
Contact details
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0151 604 7271
Opening times: Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Nutrition and Dietetic Service
Highfield centre
Victoria Central Health Centre
Mill Lane
CH44 5UF
Head of service – Fiona Sinnott, Specialist Service Manager
Additional resources
Please see below a selection of useful resources and webinars:
- Webinar: First Line Dietary Advice for IBS
- Food First Information Leaflet – Have you got a poor appetite, are you losing weight or have you lost interest in food?
Nutritional Support Classes
These are free classes to support you if you have lost weight and are struggling to put weight back on.
They are held at St Catherine’s Health Centre, Ground floor wing 1 – Rehab rooms 1-2.
Session plan:
You will be weighed at the start of the session by a member of the team. There will be an hour-long talk about nutrition support, containing lots of advice on how to prevent further weight loss. There will be time for questions throughout the session and at the end, and you will be given information leaflets to take away.
Upcoming dates:
- Monday 9 November, 1.00pm – 3.00pm – Rehab room 1, St Catherine’s Health Centre
- Monday 9 November, 5.00pm – 7.00pm – Rehab room 2, St Catherine’s Health Centre
- Monday 23 November, 1.00pm – 3.00pm – Rehab room 1, St Catherine’s Health Centre
- Monday 23 November, 5.00pm – 7.00pm – Rehab room 2, St Catherine’s Health Centre
If you have any questions or you would like to book a place, please contact the team on 0151 604 7271 or email us at
[email protected]. Let us know if you are bringing someone to the session with you.
After attending, you will stay under our care for three months and if you need further support you can contact the team. If you do not contact the team as you have implemented the information from the class and it is working, then you will be discharged.
