Our Service

Dietitians use their understanding of food and the body to help people manage health problems. We figure out how much and what kind of food each person needs, then create a personalised nutrition plan based on the best scientific evidence. These include therapeutic diets, enteral tube feeding and oral nutrition support and health promotion. We work closely with:

• medical staff
• nursing
• speech and language therapy
• catering
• the wider health and social care team

All Dietitians working in Naas General Hospital are registered with the Dietitians Registration Board of CORU. We work to maintain the high standards of conduct, performance and ethics set out in the Dietitians Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.

Our service is primarily dedicated to inpatients of Naas General Hospital. However, we do provide a limited service to outpatients within specific specialities.

Referral Information

All patients referred to the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics must be under the care of a Naas General Hospital Consultant. They can then be referred by a member of that medical team. Referrals are accepted from Naas General Hospital medical, nursing and multidisciplinary team.

Unfortunately, referrals form GPs cannot be accepted. Community dietetic services may be available for patients under the care of their GP.

Outpatient Information

About your appointment

You have been given an appointment because you were referred to the dietitian by your medical team at Naas General Hospital. You will receive details of your appointment in the post. It will include the date, time and location of your appointment with the dietitian.

If you consented to text messaging you will be sent 2 text messages as reminders before your appointment with the dietitian.

Notice of cancellation

If your appointment is not convenient for you or is no longer required, please contact the secretary to The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics on 045 849729 or email Kaiah.mooradain@hse.ie

If cancelling an appointment, please give at least 48 hours’ notice. This allows for us to offer this appointment time to another patient. Two cancellations of less than 48 hours will result in discharge from this service.

Failure to attend

If you fail to attend your appointment and do not contact The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics within two weeks, you will be discharged from this service.

If you are discharged from the service and you still require review by a dietitian, a new referral will have to be made by your doctor or nurse specialist.

Location of Outpatient Clinics

Our outpatient clinics are held in Level 2 Outpatients on the ground floor of the hospital. On arrival at the main hospital reception area, ask for directions to Level 2 Outpatients. The dietitian’s clinic is in Room 5, Suite 2 and is clearly signed on the clinic room door.

BSc. Human Nutrition & Dietetics Practice Training

The Department provides practice placements for students of the BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics four year programme at Trinity College Dublin and Technical University Dublin. Dietitians are assigned to the teaching, supervision and evaluation of the student’s practice to ensure that they are competent to practice by the end of their programme.

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