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How we nourish and hydrate ourselves is a fundamental part of our health, wellbeing and recovery

Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems.  They can work across different health care settings using the most up to date clinical evidence to inform their treatment plans.

During the first session a dietitian will collect information about what and how much you eat.  Prior to this you may have been sent a food diary to complete and bring to the appointment.  This will then be analysed  to understand how your dietary intake is affecting your health.  This information will then be used to agree a nutrition treatment plan.

Referrals to the Worcestershire community dietitians can only be accepted from healthcare staff working in county community hospitals, mental health wards, community paediatricians or CAMHS.

Patients are referred for a variety of dietetic interventions including; nutritional support for those at risk of malnutrition, review of enteral feeding regimens, weight management advice and disease specific dietary modifications. Additionally we provide training to staff across the county for nutritional screening and optimising patient’s nutritional care.

Dietary advice

For more information on the variety of nutrients in our diet and how they impact on health as well as dietary advice for medical conditions and allergies please click on the link below for the professional dietetic webpage managed by the British Dietetic Association.

Associaton of British Dietitians website Food Facts

For more information on how to manage malnutrition in the community Worcestershire dietitians have produced the following helpful tips and advice sheets on food first.

Guide to making the most of your food.pdf [pdf] 473KB

Nourishing Drinks and snacks.pdf [pdf] 433KB

Bringing Food into Hospital A4 Poster Sep 2021.pdf[pdf] 189KB

Bringing Food into hospital A5 Disclaimer Sep 2021.pdf[pdf] 182KB