Dietitians (Dundonald) - South Eastern Trust
Contact Information
- Address
- Dept. of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Co Down, BT16 1RH
- Contact Person
- Justine Prosser
- Telephone Number
- 028 90564756
- Email Address
- No details
- Web Address
- Visit Website
Additional Information
Dietitians are Allied Health Professionals registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. They assess, diagnosis and treat dietary and nutritional problems at an individual and wider public-health level. They work with children and adults in a variety of settings. Dietitians use the most up-to-date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease which they translate into practical advice to help people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.
What do we do? The Nutrition and Dietetics Service is delivered Trust wide. Staff work in clinical teams and as members of multi-disciplinary teams to treat complex clinical conditions such as:
- Malnutrition Diabetes Kidney Disease
- Food Allergy and Intolerance
- Stroke
- Cancer
- Heart disease
- Gastroenterology – Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
- Coeliac Disease,
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
- Liver Disease
- Faltering growth in children Health and Wellbeing
Dietitians work with a number of partner organisations to deliver training on nutrition skills programmes and provide a source of nutrition expertise to community, voluntary and statutory organisations throughout the South Eastern Trust area. Dietitians provide advice to caterers to ensure good nutrition within Health and Social Care settings.
- Available to Age Groups
- All Ages
- Category of Services
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- Health and Wellbeing
- Areas covered
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- Ards
- Down
- Lisburn
- North Down
- Method of Access (Referral)
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- GP
