Eat Healthy

City and Hackney Dietetics Service

We are a team of experts in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics working to promote nutritional health and wellbeing. We translate scientific knowledge into practical advice and information to support the diverse population of Hackney and the City. The aim of our service is to promote good nutrition to help prevent disease, improve quality of life and aid recovery.

Dietitians are the only qualified professionals to assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems. You can be re-assured that your dietitian is an appropriately trained professional, registered and fit to practice as a dietitian by checking the Health Professional Council web site.

Our services

We work in many locations across Hackney and the City, using a variety of methods and approaches, providing knowledge and skills to help you make lifestyle and diet choices. We use up to date evidence based information to provide you with the best nutrition advice and support. We work with all age groups both on a public health community level as well as on a one to one individual basis.

Dietitians advise on special diets that may be required as a part of your medical treatment.

Our service provision includes:

  • Outpatient clinics for individual nutritional assessment, development of nutrition care plans, and dietary counseling
  • Home visits for referred patients who are house bound and thus unable to make an outpatient appointment
  • Advice for local nursing homes and other care agencies about clients with nutritional concerns
  • Monitoring and supporting clients on Home Enteral Feeding
  • Regular outpatient clinics at locations across Hackney including Children’s Centres and health centres.
  • Supporting and training members of the primary healthcare team to provide accurate and consistent nutritional information.

We also work to raise awareness of nutrition and ensure nutritional information is accurate and appropriate in a number of ways including:

  • Supporting the production or purchase of culturally appropriate nutrition education resources
  • Providing formal or informal education sessions for patient or other user groups on request
  • Supporting national and local nutrition related health campaigns
  • Participating in local health fairs and other educational events
  • Supporting the Hackney Healthy Schools Programme
  • Consultancy work to both statutory and voluntary organisations, upon request
  • Advising on nutritional components of national policy
  • Developing and assisting implementation of local nutrition related policies such as infant feeding policy and breastfeeding policy
  • Runnning Cook and Eat sessions for children, young people and their families in children's centres and early years settings. This is a fun way to learn about how to make healthier food choices.

Referrals

If you are registered with a GP in Hackney or the City then please ask your GP or health care professional to make a referral to our service.

In the Children’s Centres and Schools please ask to speak to the dietitian, where your appointment can be made directly yourself.

Contact

Dietetic Department
St Leonard's Hospital
Ground Floor Block C
Nuttall Street
London
N1 5LZ

Tel: 0207 683 4267
Fax: 0207 683 4677

Opening hours

Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm