Dietitians
OVERVIEW:
Welcome to the department of Nutrition and Dietetics
WHO WE ARE?
Our team consists of HCPC Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants, working across acute and community services within the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh area.
The team are experts in Nutrition and Dietetics, we see people in
- Hospital
- Community clinics
- At home
This page has lots of helpful information about what we do.
Click below to meet our teams and find a range of useful leaflets
- Community Dietitians (Adult)
The Adult Community Dietitians team work throughout Wigan , supporting adults with or at risk of developing malnutrition, people who are underweight, those that need tube feeding, those with some types of diabetes or people with high cholesterol.
People are seen in community clinics, their own homes or via telephone.
You can be referred into our service by any health or Social care professional including Hospital dietitians, GP’s or Nurses by completion of the referral form.
Contact details:
- Phone number: 0300 707 7700
- Email: wwl-tr.nutritionandspeechtherapy@nhs.net
- Follow us on X @WWL Dietitians
- Hospital Dietitians (Adult)
All adults who come into RAEI are checked for signs of malnutrition (not eating enough or getting the right nutrients). The nurses do this in the first 24 hours after they arrive and then once every week throughout the hospital stay. This helps make sure you get the right food and care while you are in hospital.
If you are found to be at high risk of malnutrition, or if you need help from a dietitian, the nurses or doctors will send a request for you to be seen.
At RAEI, hospital dietitians work with adult patients on:
- All medical and surgery wards
- Acute Stroke Unit
- Intensive Care Unit
- Coronary Care Unit
The Dietetic Department at RAEI provide a nutrition support service and advise on:
- Malnutrition
- Nutrition to support with wound healing
- Tube feedings (NG/PEG/RIG)
- Parenteral nutrition (IV nutrition)
- Therapeutic diets, e.g. post-oesophageal stent, high output stoma and liver disease
Reasons for referral to the Dietetics Team include:
- To help improve a poor dietary intake or nutritional status
- To optimise nutritional status before treatment or surgery and during recovery and rehabilitation
- To meet nutritional needs if experiencing swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
- To give dietary advice to help manage conditions such as liver disease, short bowel and inflammatory bowel disease
- To create a feeding plan for patients who are tube feeding
- To create a plan for patients who are receiving Parenteral Nutrition (IV nutrition)
Contact Details
- Phone: 01942 822189
- Email: alwdietician@nhs.net
- Refer: via HIS
- Community Dietitians (Children)
Community Paediatric Nutrition Support Team
The Paediatric Nutrition Support Team are a small team who provide nutritional support care to babies, children and young people between 0-19 years old, across a wide range of community settings in Ashton, Leigh & Wigan area.
We cover:-
Home Enteral Feeding – the service provides support to all enteral fed paediatric patients. New referrals are accepted from local and tertiary centres for support with nutrition and hydration.
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- Nutrition Support – the service provides assessment and treatment to children who have had deterioration in their nutritional status i.e.
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- A fall across 2 or more centiles within a timescale of six months.
- A fall across 1 or more centiles, under 6 months old and birthweight is below 9th centile.
- A difference of 2 or more centiles between weight and height.
This will include support to care settings, schools, home visits and clinic sessions.
Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis – the service provides the specialist dietetic support to the Spoke service from the Alder Hey Hub service for 22 children with cystic fibrosis in Wigan. This is weekly multidisciplinary clinic provides dietetic review of growth, nutritional development, pancreatic enzyme management and supplementary feeding.
About Us:
A Dietitian can offer assessment, advice and intervention of an individual’s clinical nutritional requirements.
We work closely with other services such as the children’s community nursing team, Speech and Language Therapy team, Childrens Occupational Therapy team and the Community Paediatric service to provide the best care for your child.
Accessing the Service:
Patients registered with a GP in Ashton, Leigh & Wigan area can access our Paediatric Nutrition Support service.
The service is open Monday to Friday 8.30am- 4.00pm
Contact Details:
Paediatric Nutrition Support Service
Golborne Clinic
Lowton Road
Golborne
Warrington
WA3 3EG
Email: wwl-tr.nutritionandspeechtherapy@nhs.net
Telephone: 03007077700
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- Hospital Dietitians (Children)
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- Macmillan Dietitians
The Macmillan Dietitian is based at Wigan and Leigh Hospice in Hindley. People who are living with complex cancers and palliative health conditions may be referred to the Macmillan Dietitian for support with their eating and drinking or tube feeding. The Macmillan Dietitian can see people in outpatient clinics, their own homes or on the Hospice Ward.
Your GP, Consultant or Nurse can refer you to the Macmillan AHP Team for assessment.
You can also self refer by phoning 01942 525566
Contact Details
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Phone: 01942 525566
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Email: Macmillan.ahpteam@nhs.net
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- Leaflets
I’ve lost weight
Eating well with dementia eating-and-drinking-well-carers-guide.pdf
Eat drink live well edlw-booklet-v4.pdf
Helping you gain weight pleaflet_yellow.pdf
Ideas to make your food more nourishing food-first-recipes.pdf
It’s stopping me eating enough
Not hungry or feeling full easily reduced_appetite.pdf
If your mouth is too dry https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/dry_mouth.pdf
If you have lost your taste https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/loss_of_taste.pdf
If you find swallowing difficult https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/swallowing_issues.pdf
If you have diarrhoea or constipation https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/altered_bowel_habit.pdf
If you find cooking smells unappetising https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/bothering_smells.pdf
eating when you have heartburn, reflux, nausea or vomiting https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/reflux.pdf
Eating enough when you are too tired https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/fatigue.pdf
I’ve got wounds
Eating well for wound healing 6810a8232a6791.93172813.pdf
Pressure injuries Prevention and management of pressure injuries - BDA
I’m not drinking enough
Stay hydrated a5-flyer-hydration-and-weight-loss.pdf
Water and drinks Fluid (water and drinks) and hydration - BDA
Drinking well for older adults Hydration in older adults - BDA
My diet is missing something
Eating well – advice for patients and carers pleaflet_green.pdf
Why protein is important and where to find it proteinideas.pdf
Advice for anaemia or low iron https://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/library/anaemia.pdf
Calcium Calcium - BDA
Fibre Fibre - BDA
Fruit and Vegetables Fruit and vegetables - how to get five-a-day - BDA
Wholegrains Wholegrains - BDA
I want to eat well on a budget
Eat well, Spend less Eat well, spend less - BDA
List of foodbanks and places to get low cost food from Wigan-Borough-Food-Pantries.pdf
- Referral forms (For Healthcare professionals only)
- Useful links
For up to date, safe, and accurate dietary information, please use the links below
British Dietetic Association
BAPEN
Coeliac UK
Macmillan
Cancer and eating problems | Macmillan Cancer Support
Diabetes UK
Diabetes UK - Know diabetes. Fight diabetes. | Diabetes UK
Malnutrition Pathway
Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community | Malnutrition Pathway