Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Our department of Nutrition and Dietetics comprises of registered dietitians, dietetic assistants and administrators.
Our dietitians assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems. They use the most up-to-date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease which they translate into practical guidance to help people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.
Dietitians and dietetics assistants see a wide variety of patients. Within the department, we have teams that manage different specialities:
- Medical dietetic team
- Gastroenterology dietetic team
- Diabetes dietetic team
- Paediatric dietetic team
- Hepatobiliary and Intensive care dietetic team
- Oesophago-gastric team
- Head and neck oncology dietetic team
- Oncology dietetic team
Who is eligible for the service?
If you are having treatment at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust or have a GP in the local area you are eligible for our service.
How to access the service?
Your GP or doctor / clinical specialist nurse you are seeing at hospital can refer you to see a dietitian.
Contact us
Address: Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX
Switchboard telephone: 01483 571122 ext 4202
Telephone: 01483 464119
Email: rsch.dietitians@nhs.net
Diet and cancer
There is more information about nutritional and dietitian support provided to patients with cancer on our diet and cancer webpage. Visit the diet and cancer webpage.