Nutrition and Dietetics

The department of nutrition and dietetics provides services to adults and children at University Hospital Lewisham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and in the Lewisham community.

The Nutrition and Dietetics team provides education, information and advice on food and nutrition needs. They see patients in outpatient clinics and on inpatient wards. The department contributes to the nutritional training and education of staff.

On this page you can find information on the following:

 

Conditions treated by the Nutrition and Dietetics team

The team is able to treat a variety of long-term and acute conditions in adults and children. Their service is often provided alongside other methods of treatment or management of the condition. 

 

Who are the services for?

An Adult Nutrition and Dietetic service is available for patients over 16 years old.

A Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetic service is available for patients under 16 years old or up to 19 if the patient has special needs.

 

Nutrition and Dietetic outpatient services, times and locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Adult Outpatients:

  • Carbohydrate Counting Workshops - held on Mondays four times a year
  • Diabetes Type 1 and complicated Type 2 clinics - held on Tuesday mornings
  • Diabetes Antenatal Clinics - held on Thursday mornings
  • Gastroenterology and general dietetic clinics - held in Outpatients Area E on Wednesday afternoons
  • General dietetic clinics, oncology and respiratory - held in Outpatients Area D on Thursday afternoons
  • Gestational Diabetes Group clinics - held on Friday mornings
  • Type 1 Emergency Clinics - held on Mondays and Fridays.

Paediatric Outpatients:

  • Allergy Clinic - Tuesday morning in Dolphin Outpatients Area
  • General Paediatric Clinic - Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon in Dolphin Outpatients Area
  • Paediatric Oncology Clinic - alternate Fridays
  • Paediatric Diabetes Clinic - alternate Fridays.

University Hospital Lewisham

Adult Outpatients:

  • General, Bariatric, Diabetes and Gastroenterology Clinics - held in Suite 9 across the week, please contact the dietetic office on 020 8333 3314 for days and times
  • Oncology clinics - held in Suite 8, please contact the dietetic office on 020 8333 3314 for days and times.

Paediatric Outpatients:

  • Children with diabetes / special needs will have their appointment at Kaleidoscope
  • Outpatient clinics (allergy, general, diabetes) - held in Kingfisher department.

Services provided in the Lewisham community

The team also work closely with members of the Adult Cardiac rehab group, CALM (Centre for Active Lifestyle Management) group and Pulmonary Rehab Group to enhance the care and support for patients of these services.

 

Contact Information

To contact the Nutrition and Dietetics team, please see detail below depending on which site you need. The numbers number will go to answerphone over the weekend and out of office hours, so please leave your name and contact details so somebody can get back to you.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital: Dietetics Department, Inpatient Therapies Centre, 1st Floor, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, London, SE18 4QH.

Telephone: 020 8836 5062.

University Hospital Lewisham: Dietetics Department, Suite 9, 2nd Floor University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH.

Telephone: 020 8333 3314

 

Referral Information

Please note: Patients cannot self-refer to Nutrition and Dietetic Services.

To access the adult services, patients will need to be referred by their GP (Greenwich only), hospital consultant or clinical nurse specialist.

To access the children's service, a referral must be made by the patients' hospital consultant or a clinical nurse specialist.

GP referrals for paediatric patients should be sent to the Greenwich Community paediatric team, which is run by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

For Queen Elizabeth Hospital Dietitians, outpatient referrals should be made via letter to :

Dietetics Department , Inpatient Therapies Centre, 1 st Floor, Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Stadium Road, London, SE18 4QH

GP and consultant referrals for weight management must include weight, height and BMI. 

GPs can contact a member of the Nutrition and Dietetics team by calling the dietetic office on 020 8836 5062.

Or emailing LG.QE-Dietitians@nhs.net

For University Hospital Lewisham Dietitians, outpatient referrals should be made via letter to:

Dietetics Department, Suite 9, 2 nd Floor University Hospital Lewisham , Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH

tlh-tr.lewishamdietetics@nhs.net

 

Useful Sites

The following websites may also be able to provide you with useful information and support: