Integrated & Community Services - Bury Community Nutrition and Dietetics Service

Introduction

The community dietetic service provides nutritional assessments and advice on appropriate diets for specific clinical conditions. Our aim is to help and support patients to follow their diet in a manageable and practical way. We also offer training and advice to other health care professionals.

The dietetic service in Bury is ‘all-age’ so treats both children and adults. We care for people with a variety of dietary needs. This includes patients with malnutrition, diabetes, coronary heart disease, food allergies and intolerances, gastroenterological conditions (such as coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome), cancer, obesity, faltering growth and those requiring modified texture diets. We also support patients receiving palliative care..

Some adults, children and babies will leave hospital with feeding tubes as they are unable to eat or drink enough by mouth.
Dietitians care for these patients in the community and ensure the nutrition and hydration they receive via their tube is adequate. They also support the patient, relatives or carers with the use of the required equipment.

How to Access the Service

Patients will need to be registered with a Bury GP and referred by either their GP or other healthcare professional. The service also accepts self – referral.

Our appointment schedule is busy so patients are asked to contact us as soon as possible if they think they will be unable to attend. This will enable us to offer their slot to another patient. If patients do not attend their appointment they will be discharged from the service and will need another referral if they wish to make a new appointment.

We offer telephone calls, face to face clinic appointments and home visits (according to specific criteria).

Please contact us if there have been any recent changes to your contact details or address that we may not know about.

Interpreters

Family, friends, or carers will not be allowed to interpret for you. Please let us know if you need us to arrange an approved interpreter as we may not be aware.

What to Expect at your Appointment

The dietitian will discuss your referral and ask you about your current diet, lifestyle, diagnosis, investigations, and treatment plans. Your weight and height may be taken along with details of your previous weights and any changes already made to your diet. If you have been keeping a food diary this please bring this with you, along with a list of any medication taken.

You will be given advice, information and support and will be provided with an individual dietetic care plan to follow until your next appointment.

Beforehand it may be helpful to think about any questions you have about your diet so these can be addressed at your appointment.

The department is linked to Chester University, Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Central Lancashire and provides clinical placements for their student dietitians. You may see a student dietitian who is being supervised by a qualified dietitian.

Consent

Your consent is required before assessment or treatment is provided.

Contact Information

Address: Bury Community Nutrition and Dietetics Service Bury Living Well Centre
Morley Street Bury
BL9 9JQ
Phone: 0161 206 0573
Email for adults: Burydietitians.penninecare@nca.nhs.uk
Email for children: childrensdietitianbury@nca.nhs.uk

Feedback

If you want to make a comment, suggestion or compliment we are keen to hear your feedback. You can do this by contacting the team using the contact details above.

Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS)

If you have comments or concerns about the service we provide, you can contact PALS which is a free and confidential service for patients, families, carers, and friends.

How to contact PALS

There are PALS offices located on each of the NCA hospital sites at (Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale infirmary, Royal Oldham Hospital and Salford Royal Hospital. The PALS departments are open between 09:30 and 16:30, Monday to Friday.

You can contact the team by telephone or email:
Telephone: 0161 778 5665
Email: pals@nca.nhs.uk

Alternatively, you can write to:
PALS Department
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Unit 7/8 Whitney Court
Southlink Business Park Hamilton Street Oldham
OL4 1DB