Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Who we are
In NHS Lanarkshire we have a team of over 70 dietitians, support workers and administrative staff working in a variety of clinical areas.
Our dietitians assess and treat nutritional and dietary issues in a variety of health care settings, including hospitals and health centres, hospices and across the health board area.
We provide dietetic care to patient’s in their own home and offer telephone and videocall appointments where appropriate.
We post regularly on X (formerly Twitter) and can be found at – @NHSLDietetics
Professional Lead for Dietetics Maureen Lees
University Hospital Wishaw
- Our team of dietitians based at Wishaw General provide a wide range of services encompassing a variety of patient groups.  We provide support to patients at ward level including Medical, Surgical, Admission, Care of the Elderly, Stroke and ITU wards, and the Medical Day Bed Unit.
- A number of out-patient clinics are also run by our team and include Coeliac, FODMAPS and general nutrition support.
- Our colleagues within Acute Paediatric dietetics also provide ward, and out-patient services from Wishaw General.
University Hospital Hairmyres
- The dietetics department at Hairmyres Hospital provides an inpatient dietetic service to all wards including ITU, and provides a number of general outpatient clinics and a specialist FODMAP clinic.Â
- Furthermore, it also provides dietetic support to the oncology day unit, and is involved with providing dietary advice to patients attending the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programmes.
University Hospital Monklands
- The dietetics department at Monklands hospital has a team of 10 dietitians a dietetic assistant and a secretary. We provide a wide range of services encompassing a variety of patient groups and specialist dietitians covering these areas.
- We provide an inpatient service to all wards within the hospital excluding wards 24 and 25 these are covered by the mental health team.
- We also cover a number of clinics including general outpatient, head and neck and renal service.
What is a dietitian?
Dietitians are qualified health professionals. They help promote nutritional wellbeing as well as diagnose and treat nutrition-related problems. Your Dietitian will provide you with practical and safe dietary advice that is based on current scientific evidence. This will give you practical guidance to enable you to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.
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Dietitian’s complete a four year BSc (Hons) degree, or equivalent, and must be registered by the Health and Care Professions Council. They must adhere to a code of conduct. This includes continually developing their knowledge, skills and ensuring that their practice is evidence-based. A full list of Registered Dietitian’s can be found on Health and Care Professionsals website.
