Dietitian

Days of Service

Monday - Friday 9:00am—5:00pm.

What is a Dietitian?

Dietitians are experts in food and nutrition advice. Everyone needs good nutrition. What each of us eats for health and enjoyment varies with our needs and tastes.

A Dietitian can help you achieve the optimal diet to assist in the management of your medical condition.

A Dietitian will assess your present nutritional state, educate you about what is best to help your condition, then suggest changes to your present diet and exercise habits that will fit in with your lifestyle.

Conditions that a Dietitian can assist with are:

  • Allergy and food tolerances
  • Bowel problems
  • Cancers
  • Diabetes
  • Eating disorders
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • General nutrition advice
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol
  • High energy diets
  • Liver disease
  • Malnutrition
  • Obesity
  • Paediatrics
  • Pregnancy
  • Renal disease
  • Sports nutrition
  • Tube feeding
  • Underweight
  • Vegetarians

Other Services offered by the Dietitian:

  • Group sessions on nutrition related topics.
  • Hospital inpatients, nursing home residents and hostel residents are visited as required.
  • Assistance in developing menus for the hospital, nursing home and hostel.
  • Health promotion activities.