Who We See
MALNUTRITION
We see adults who are malnourished, which may be caused by ill health, various disease states and long-term conditions. This can affect your appetite and ability to consume adequate amounts of food and fluids to meet your nutritional requirements. This can cause weight loss, muscle weakness, lack of energy, mobility problems, mood changes, poor wound healing and increased risk of infections.
TYPE 2 DIABETES
Adults who are unable to attend DESMOND education sessions (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed).
HOW TO ACCESS COMMUNITY DIETETIC SERVICE
Referral from your GP or other Health Care Professional to the Community Dietetic Team. We do not currently accept self-referrals, so please discuss with your GP or other Health Care Professional if you wish to be referred to a Dietitian.
Once your referral has been processed by the department, you could be offered one of the following appointments:
- Clinic Appointment
- Telephone Call
- Video appointment (Near-Me)
- Home Visit
Staff in care homes can find information on how to refer here Dietetics and Nutrition – Care Homes
Following your assessment with a dietitian, your agreed care plan will be discussed, along with any follow-up arrangements.
Contact Details
If you have a query about your referral or appointment please contact us:
Edinburgh City: 0131 549 7385
West Lothian: 01506 775 553
East Lothian: 01620 642 701
Midlothian: 0131 454 1017
Useful Links
British Dietetic Association Food Facts: Food Facts – British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Community Enteral Nutrition Team (CENT)
We support adult patients at home across NHS Lothian who have feeding tubes in place.
Should you have any issues with your feeding tube out of hours, over the weekend or on a public holiday please call 111 or present to your local A&E department. Remember to take your spare feeding tube with you if you have one.
Contact Details: 0131 536 7848 (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm).
PINNT
PINNT are a support group for people receiving artificial nutrition.
Nutricia Homeward
To set up or access your Nutricia Homeward account to manage your enteral feeding products at home.
Community Gastroenterology team
The Community Gastroenterology Team provide a service to individuals with Coeliac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and diagnosed Food Allergy.
Coeliac Disease
Following diagnosis of Coeliac Disease, individuals are usually seen within group education sessions at various locations around NHS Lothian.
Those individuals with a previous diagnosis, can be referred into the service by their GP or hospital consultant.
Please see the link below for further information: www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract/coeliac-disease/
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Individuals can be referred into this service by their GP or gastroenterology consultant following a formal diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This involves looking at your symptoms, along with some specific tests.
Please click this link for further information.
Adult Allergy
Individuals with a formally diagnosed food allergy can be referred into the service.
Information on food allergy and food intolerance testing can be found by clicking this link
Contact Details: 0131 536 6281
Learning Disabilities Team
Who are we?
We are a team of Dietitians working within community learning disability teams across Lothian.
What do we do? The role of a Learning Disability Dietitian
(with thanks to NHS Tayside)
Who we support
Learning Disability Dietitians accept referrals for:
· Adults registered with a GP in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
· Adults (18+ or 16+ if have left education) with a confirmed learning disability.
· The following conditions, where the main reason for the referral concerns the complexity of the individual’s learning disability:
o Malnutrition (including use of Oral Nutritional Supplements)
o Enteral Feeding
o Dysphagia
o Selective eating
o Diabetes management
o GI related conditions
How to make a referral?
Referrals can be made through SCI gateway or by contacting local teams as per guidance here Community Learning Disability Team – Learning Disabilities
All referrals must have consent from the individual being referred and/or welfare guardian.
Contact details:
You can contact the team secretary for the desired locality using the telephone numbers below or e-mail us on loth.learningdisabilitiesdietitians@nhs.scot
North-East Edinburgh: 0131 536 6257
North-West Edinburgh: 0131 529 5088
South-East Edinburgh: 0131 672 9500
South-West Edinburgh: 0131 453 9320
East Lothian: 01620 642 771
Mid Lothian: 0131 537 9924
West Lothian: 01506 284 070
