We provide a specialist dietetic service in the following areas:
- diabetes (within Guy's and St Thomas' and outreach clinics)
- HIV
- oncology and haematology
- head and neck surgery
- bariatric surgery and weight management
- upper and lower GI surgery
- older people and stroke
- gastroenterology
- allergy
- EB
- metabolic (adult)
- paediatric allergy, renal, metabolic, neurology, critical care and general paediatrics
- renal (Guy's Hospital and outreach clinics across the south east London region).
Routine and urgent referrals
We accept referrals from GPs and consultants by letter, email or fax to the above addresses or via EPR. Referrals may be made for the following reasons:
- obesity
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- low FODMAP
- cardio-protective advice
- hyperlipideamia
- diabetes
- coeliac disease
- food allergy
- modified consistency diets
- inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- cancer cachexia
- pancreatitis
- liver disease (malnutrition)
- nutritional support (unintentional weight loss 10% or more in 3 months)
- conditions relating to pregnancy
- mineral/vitamin deficiency eg anaemias.
For children's dietetics, the following referrals may be appropriate:
- failure to thrive
- behavioural feeding problems
- iron deficiency
- nutritional rickets
- vegan/vegetarian weaning
- faddy eaters
- obesity.