Dietetics

What matters to you? 

Within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, we believe in asking “What matters to you?”. As Dietitians, we want to promote thoughtful and kind human interactions. Asking “What matters to you?” is about understanding what matters to an individual in their life. It is about having meaningful conversations with individuals, as well as their families and carers.  

This may be around the setting you have your appointment in or that we don’t focus on body weight but more about you as an individual and the impact nutrition can have on your quality of life.  

Please feel free to ask us more about this at your appointment.  

Where can I be seen by the Dietitian: 

• On the ward – if referred 
• In a clinic (face to face or by telephone or video call (community only)) 
• Home visits (community and Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) teams only) 

What to expect?

Your first appointment will take longer than if a dietitian has seen you before. The dietitian will discuss your dietary intake with a focus on ‘What Matters To You’ to create a personal action plan. 

There may be occasions when the dietitian is joined by a student dietitian at your appointment - if you would prefer them not to be present, please inform us. 

Before your appointment: 

• If you need additional support, for example an interpreter please let us know  
• You may bring a relative, carer or friend who supports you. This is especially helpful if they help you with shopping, cooking or communication. 

What should I bring with me to my appointment? 

• Your glasses, hearing aid or any other communication aid  
• A list of your current medications this includes any over-the-counter products, for example, vitamins   
• Child health record, for example, 'Red Book', if you are bringing a child to their appointment.  
• If you have diabetes and test your blood sugars at home, please bring relevant information with you. 
• If you feel happy doing so, please keep a note of the foods you eat for three days before your appointment and bring this with you. 

 During this appointment, we will discuss: 

• Reason for your referral to dietetics 
• Your medical history and current medication  
• What you eat and drink (your diet history)  
• Your weight and height (if appropriate) 
• Relevant blood results  
• Any support needed with eating and drinking at home 
• We will support you to plan and implement realistic dietary changes to support your goals. 

After the appointment:

• We will provide your referring health care professional with a summary of your dietetic treatment plan.  
• Review appointments will be arranged as needed and will take approximately 20 minutes.  
• We may ask you to complete a short friends and family questionnaire for feedback on your appointment. This feedback will help us to improve our service. 

 

Northern General Hospital (NGH)  

Northern General Hospital, 3rd Floor Nurses Home, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU  

Tel: 0114 271 4162, Email: Sth.dietitians@nhs.net

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Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH)

2 Claremont Place, Sheffield, S10 2TB  

Tel: 0114 271 2617, Email: Sth.dietitians@nhs.net  

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Weston Park Hospital (WPH)  

Whitham Road, Sheffield, S10 2SJ 

Tel: 0114 226 5411, Email: Sht-tr.wphdietetics@nhs.net  

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Community Dietitians  

Manor Clinic, 18 Ridgeway Road, Sheffield, S12 2ST  

Tel: 0114 307 8440, Email: Sht-tr.communitydietitians@nhs.net 

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Home Enteral Feeding (HEF)  

Nether Edge Outpatient Clinic, Lyndhurst Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield, S11 9BJ  

Tel: 0114 307 8738, Email: Sht-tr.shefdietetics@nhs.net  

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Active Together  

Sheffield Hallam University Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Olympic Legacy Park, 2 Old Hall Rd, Sheffield, S9 3TY  

Tel: 0114 225 5901  Email: Sth.dietitians@nhs.net 

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SPARC (Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre) 

Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre, Norfolk Park Road, Sheffield S2 3QE 

Tel: 0114 307 8122 Email: Sth.dietitians@nhs.net 

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Neonatology 

Jessop Wing, Tree Root Walk, Broomhall, Sheffield S10 2SF 

Tel: 0114 271 1900 Email: Sth.dietitians@nhs.net 

 

Friends and Family Test (questionnaire) 

We value your feedback. Please help us to improve our services by answering a simple question about your recent dietetic care: Overall, how was your experience of our services? 

Please click on the link or scan the QR code for the area where you received care from the dietetic team, and this will take you to the survey page for you to share your feedback with us: 

Inpatient Dietetics

 

 

 

 

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Outpatient Dietetics

 

 

 

 

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Community Dietetics 

 

 

 

 

You can give feedback about your care at any point, and you are welcome to give feedback more than once. If you need support to provide feedback, someone can support you to complete or complete the survey on your behalf. Your responses are anonymous and therefore we are unable to respond directly to your comments, but these will be used to inform service planning and improving experience for our patients. If you have an issue which you feel needs a direct response, please contact Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

We provide placements for dietetic students at Sheffield Hallam University. Placements can be based at Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH), Northern General Hospital (NGH), Weston Park Hospital (WPH) and/or Manor Clinic.  

The NGH can offer practical dietetic experience in a range of clinical areas including: general medicine, cystic fibrosis, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, diabetes and spinal injuries.  There are critical care units, including general intensive care, cardiac intensive care and a burns unit. The Sheffield Kidney Institute is also based at the Northern General which includes renal inpatient and outpatient facilities.  

The RHH has specialties such as neurology, stroke, haematology, urology, gynaecology, neonatology infectious diseases, ENT and head and neck cancer surgery. 

WPH is a regional cancer specialist centre and includes a range of specialties within oncology. The dietetic team offer nutritional support to patients with any type of cancer diagnosis if they are under the care of a Weston Park Oncologist. The dietitians see patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy.   

The community dietetic team is based at Manor clinic, and they deliver care at a variety of clinic locations across the city and within patients' own homes. They provide a dietetic service to adults and children living in Sheffield which encompasses health needs including malnutrition, gut and bowel conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, type 2 diabetes, heart and lung disease, neurological conditions as well as milk allergy and faltering growth in children.     

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