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Referral to a dietician

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Published on Tuesday, 13 June 2006

Availability of local dietetic support will vary across the country, but most PCTs now employ dietitians, who can offer additional support to the team with respect to:

 

  • The development of strategies and local weight management services
  • The training of other healthcare professionals in obesity management
  • Counselling patients who do not respond to first-line advice or who have an existing medical condition, which requires more detailed advice
  • Running weight management groups or supporting locally run groups
  • Providing up-to-date information that is independent and evidence-based ¬ñ often the only reliable source on the latest ¬ëfad diet¬í!
  • Supporting patients who are being considered for bariatric surgery and postoperatively for long-term follow up.

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