Overview

Dietitians diagnose and treat diet and nutritional problems, both at an individual patient and wider public health level. Dietitians work with patients of all ages in a variety of settings, support changes to food intake to address diabetes, food allergies, coeliac disease and metabolic diseases. Dietitians also support people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices by interpreting and simplifying public health and scientific research on food, health and disease.

Career Pathway

To practice, dietitians must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). To register with the HCPC, completion of an approved degree in dietetics is required. This is usually a BSc (Hons) degree, although there are shortened postgraduate programmes available. A degree apprenticeship standard in dietetics has also been approved.

Useful Links

NHS England overview Dietitian

First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Dietitian) A Roadmap to Practice

Home – British Dietetic Association (BDA)

Contact

stw.traininghub@nhs.net