The Nutrition and Dietetic Department employs HPC Registered Dietitians and support staff to provide focused clinical care to clients in a variety of settings both within hospitals and the community in line with health priorities defined by NHS Lothian. Care and supported self management is provided in a variety of ways from individual one-to-one consultations to running group education sessions. The department also provides specialist advice to other professionals, both clinical and non-clinical, on the dietetic needs of patients and contributes to the multi disciplinary approach by undertaking staff and carer training.
The department has a commitment to clinical placements for student dieticians.
How to access services:
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via direct referrals from health professionals to the locality dietitians e.g. GP Practice Nurse.
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from ward staff to Dietitians working in hospitals
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from other Dietetic services on transfer/discharge
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through dedicated clinical teams
Community Clinics are held at various sites throughout Lothian. We have specialist Dietitians with skills to treat clients in Learning Disability Teams, a Lothian Community Enteral Nutrition Team (CENT) contact 0131-537 9514. Lothian Weight Management Service 0131 664 7350, Eating Disorders 0131 537 6539.
For more information contact your locality/hospital dietitian on the following numbers
Hospital Dietetic Departments
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Hospital
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Tel No
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Royal Edinburgh Hospital
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0131 537 66821
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Corstorphine Hospital
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0131 537 6821
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Ferryfield
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0131 537 6821
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Ellens Glen
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0131 537 6821
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Royal Victoria Hospital
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0131 537 6821
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Findlay House
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0131 536 6821
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Astley Ainslie Hospital
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0131 537 9251
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Lanfine Unit
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0131 536 7857
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Community Dietetic Teams – City of Edinburgh
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Locality
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Location
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Tel No
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North West Edinburgh
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Craigroyston Health Clinic, 1b Pennywell Road EH4 4PH
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0131 315 2202
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North East Edinburgh
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Leith Community Treatment Centre, Junction Place, Leith EH6 5JQ
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0131 536 6281/2
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South West Edinburgh
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Sighthill Health Centre, 380 Calder Road, EH11 4AU
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0131 537 7132
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South Central Edinburgh
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Blackford Pavilion, Astley Ainslie Hospital, EH9 2HL
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0131 537 9258
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South East Edinburgh
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Gracemount Medical Centre, 24 Gracemount Drive, EH
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0131 672 9530
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Wester Hailes Health Agency
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40 Dumbryden Drive, EH14 2QR
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0131 453 4786
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There are also Hospital and Community Dietetic Teams in Midlothian and East Lothian, located at:
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Locality
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Location
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Tel No
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Midlothian
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Midlothian Community Hospital
Bonnyrigg Health Centre
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0131 454 1019
0131 537 9884
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East Lothian
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Roodlands Hospital
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0131 536 8318
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Head of Dietetics, Edinburgh CHP and Hosted Services, Royal Edinburgh Hospital 0131 537 6539