Our dietitians give advice on food and nutrition choices. They assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problem with the aim of to promote good health and prevent disease.
Our dietitians and support team assess and treat children and adults who are registered with a GP in the London Borough of Ealing.
All our dietitians are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
We offer individual appointments for a range of conditions, including:
- Obesity
- Underweight or unintentional weight loss or malnutrition
- High risk of heart disease
- Certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies
- Diagnosed food allergies, such as coeliac disease.
Some of our team also work in the diabetes service, including providing the Right Start diabetes education service.
Enteral feeding is a way of providing food through a tube placed in the nose, the stomach, or the small intestine. Our enteral feeding team provides advice, support and oral nutritional supplements, tube feeds and equipment.
If you’re immobile or housebound, we’ll come to your home or care home. For children, we’ll go into special schools and nurseries.
Supplements and feeds are currently provided by Fresenius, under a contract with Ealing CCG, for people receiving care in the community in Ealing. Enquiries about supplies of nutritional supplements or feeds (including NG/PEG feeds and plastics) should be directed to Fresenius.
The nutrition and dietetics and community nursing teams work closely with the specialist enteral feeding nurse employed by Fresenius. They can be contacted on <CONTACT INFO TO BE ADDED>
Please contact your GP in the first instance. Any health professional can refer you to the service if you meet the criteria. Email: ealingcommunity.referrals@nhs.net