Nutrition and dietetics
Nutrition and dietetics
The Nutrition and Dietetic service at Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust provides a service to our inpatients treated within three hospital sites and outpatients who are referred through our consultant led services and GPs.
Registered Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems.
Dietitians work at all three of our hospitals:
Community service
There is a community service across NHS Wakefield and the north area of NHS Kirklees. If you would like to see a Dietitian, please talk to your GP or Consultant about being referred.
Department hours
The core department hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm.
There are specific clinics for different specialities held within the three hospital sites and certain GP practices.
Meet the team
Within our Department we have Dietitians working across a range of specialities including:
- Gastroenterology (including Coeliac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Disease)
- Burns
- Critical care
- Diabetes
- Paediatrics (Including allergies, metabolics, faltering growth)
- Weight management
- Home enteral feeding (feeding through a tube inserted into the nose or abdomen)
- Stroke
- Spinal injuries
- Respiratory
- Cardiology
- Nutrition support
- Oncology
- Weight management
Paediatric diabetes dietitians
The paediatric diabetes team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust provide support to children and young people under the care of the diabetes team.
More information about the paediatric diabetes team - healthy eating and healthy lifestyle
Patient feedback
Feedback from “Cook and eat” sessions with young people with type 1 diabetes
I'm more confident to cook from scratch
A fun way to bring awareness to diabetes.
They made cooking fun!
The staff were amazing.
Patient feedback to a Specialist Gastro Dietitian
Your initial explanation was so clear despite it’s complexity. It is not an exaggeration to say that following this diet has changed my life. Thank you for your knowledge, expertise and the enthusiastic way you conveyed the information to me.
The Eatwell Guide
The Eatwell Guide shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
Useful links
If you are worried about weight loss and are at risk of becoming malnourished, BAPEN has developed a simple screening tool you can use along with advice to follow if you are at risk of becoming malnourished.
https://www.malnutritionselfscreening.org/
British Dietetic Association (BDA)
BDA is the professional association for UK dietitians. Includes food fact sheets.
This national charity aims to prevent heart conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives.
This site provides healthy eating information, resources for schools, news items, recipes and details of the work BNF undertake around the UK.
Change4Life is here to help families be healthier and happier.
Coeliac UK is the charity for people who need to live without gluten.
As the UK’s leading diabetes charity.
National organisation providing physical, financial and emotional support to people affected by cancer.
A support and advocacy group for people on Home Artificial Nutrition.
National organisation supporting people to rebuild their lives after stroke.