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Dietetics – Barnsley community nutrition and dietetic service
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About the service
The community nutrition and dietetic service provides specialist dietetic advice for patients requiring nutrition support, as well as those with a range of conditions including diabetes, IBS, coeliac disease and other gastrointestinal disorders. The service also provides specialist dietetic intervention for adults with complex palliative care needs, as well as those requiring home enteral tube feeding.
The service provides care at clinic locations throughout Barnsley and offers home visits to care home residents and those who are housebound.
A dietitian will gather anthropometric measurements and review blood results, to carry out a full dietary assessment enabling them to provide individualised, evidence based dietary advice.
Referrals for adults and children are accepted into the service. Written and verbal advice is provided with each assessment.
Training can also be provided to service users, their carers and other health professionals regarding a wide range of dietary issues.
Why would someone choose the service?
- In a recent patient satisfaction survey, 100% of respondents said our service was either good or excellent
- We are a team of committed and caring dietitians who work with our service users to achieve outcomes that are relevant and individualised
- We can support service users suffering from diet-related health conditions across the whole of the Barnsley area
Staff you may meet
- Administrative staff provide essential support to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This can be in a variety of different settings, with administrators working as a receptionist in a clinic or a clerk on a ward. They may also be working closely with a consultant as a medical secretary.
- Dietitians use the science of food to help people to make good choices about food and lifestyle. Nutrition is an important part of recovery and wellbeing. All service users admitted to a Trust ward have their nutritional state assessed.
- There are many people who work behind the scenes to keep services running and you may meet them in hospital or community settings. They include porters, cleaners, plumbers, electricians, decorators receptionists and secretaries who all work to make sure healthcare settings are kept clean, tidy and safe.
- Receptionists are the first link for many patients and visitors. They often work on their own or with one or two other receptionists, greeting patients as they arrive and check them in. They might also collect patient notes and ensure that these vital records go to the right healthcare professional. In a clinic, they may make appointments and arrange patient transport.
Why a professional should choose the service
- Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals to be regulated by law
- Dietitians are regulated by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) which exists to protect the public
- Support people to improve their health and wellbeing
- Prevention of admission to hospital
- Prompt response to urgent referrals
- The central point of referral for community referrals
- Highly skilled and trained workforce
- Flexible and adaptable workforce
- Continuity of care across different pathways
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Patient-centred, holistic approach to treatment which takes all factors into account
- Appointments offered at a variety of times
Support offered
- One-to-one appointments
- Group work
- Provision of written information to support advice given
- Telephone advice/assessment
Outcomes
- Improved physical health
- Self-management skills
- Prevention of hospital admission
- Improved wellbeing
- Improved knowledge of how nutrition affects health and wellbeing
- Improved engagement with therapy services
Referrals accepted from:
AHPs, GP staff, GPs, Health visitors, Nurse
Referral criteria:
Inclusion criteria for adults:
- Nutrition support (underweight, undernourished, unintentional weight loss)
- Diabetes (referrals must be made via the Barnsley Hospital diabetes SPA)
- Gastro-related conditions
- Enteral tube feeding (e.g. PEG, NG, NJ)
- Dietetic assessment (including symptom management)
Exclusion criteria for adults:
- Individuals requiring weight management (obesity) support (refer to Tier 3 weight management service.)
- Individuals with eating disorders
- Individuals with a recent stroke diagnosis with a stroke-related nutritional problem (refer to Barnsley community stroke team)
- Individuals with a learning disability diagnosis who have a nutritional problem who are unable to access mainstream services (refer to Barnsley community learning disability service)
Inclusion criteria for children:
- Faltering growth
- Gastro-related conditions (e.g. IBS / coeliac disease / constipation)
- Cow’s milk protein allergy (confirm diagnosis before referring for dietetic support)
- Food allergy / food intolerance (other than cow’s milk protein allergy)
- Selective eating (please note we do not provide feeding therapy)
- Dietetic assessment (including symptom management)
Exclusion criteria for children:
- Children requiring weight management support (refer to Tier 3 weight management service.)
- Children with eating disorders
- Children with suspected or confirmed IgE allergy / complex or multiple food allergy
Professional Referrals
Please complete a service referral form and email this to the email address listed on the form or alternatively contact the RightCare Barnsley Integrated SPA on 01226 644575 to request a copy of the referral form to be emailed to you.
Care homes can refer directly to us via the completion of the electronic form.
Patient Enquiries
Please call the RightCare Integrated SPA on 01226 644575 and ask for the nutrition and dietetic service
Useful Information
- BDA food facts
- Patient webinars
- Barnsley Community Health: This is a 12-week programme focused on providing opportunities for people with low-risk medical conditions, giving them the chance to attend supervised and structured physical activity sessions to help them improve and manage their physical and mental health and wellbeing