Dietitian
Dietitians are qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose, and treat diet and nutrition problems. Dietitians help to promote nutritional well-being, treat disease, and prevent nutrition related problems as well as providing advice based on current scientific evidence. On this page you will find information on what training and development and support is available to dietitians working in primary care.
Webinars:
Resources and Support:
info@bda.uk.com – email to get added on to the forums and for comments about any of the resources
HEE Roadmaps: supportive documents that will cover the expectations and training requirements of FCP dietitians in primary care (due for publication July 2021)
Networking:
The BDA runs a dietitians forum. To join email info@bda.uk.com
Training and Development Opportunities:
License for CDEP Courses - CDEP has five levels (as per the UK Diabetics Competency Framework.
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Primary Care Lunch Time Webinars 2022-2023
Come and join our lunch time webinars, they are open to all primary care colleagues (clinical and non-clinical). Every 3rd Tuesday of the month. Dates and planned agenda below