A dietitian is a qualified health professional, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, who is trained to provide specialist advice regarding nutritional health promotion, and in the assessment and treatment of an individual’s clinical nutritional requirements and care.
We are a small team of dietitians and an administrator who provide care to children and young people between 0-18 years old, across a wide range of community settings in Oldham.
We work closely with other services such as Children’s Community Nursing Team, Speech and Language Therapy Team and Community Paediatric Service to provide the best care for your child.
We provide a wide range of support for children with:
- Cow’s Milk protein allergy
- Multiple allergies
- Feeding difficulties including reflux
- New diagnosis of Coeliac Disease
- Faltering weight/poor weight gain
- Restrictive eaters with faltering weight
- Weight management with additional health needs
- Tube feeding assessment and advice
Integrated Care Centre
6th floor
New Radcliffe Street
Oldham
OL1 1NL
We accept referrals from: GPs, health visitors, school nurses, community nurses, all other allied health professionals, community and acute paediatricians.
We cannot accept self-referrals.
Once a referral is accepted, we will send you a letter inviting you to contact our service to book an appointment. We are a small service so please be aware you may have a small wait for your appointment. The appointment will be at a local Primary Care Centre and will last for around 45 minutes. The dietitian will confirm your referral and the main nutritional concerns and agree a clear care plan with you. The dietitian will decide how quickly we need to see you again, or if your child can be discharged.