Hiding in Plain Sight

Have you noticed that your mum’s wedding ring is looser? Has your father started using a tighter notch on his … More

A day in the life of a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

I started in dietetics as one of the first dietetic support workers in 2005 (band 3) in NHS Ayrshire & … More

Diabetes Prevention

Hello and happy Dietitians Week! The British Dietetic Association have set this year’s hash tag across social media as #WhatDietitiansDo, … More

Cancer Prevention in Scotland – taking the lead

Professor Annie S. Anderson BSc PhD RD FRCP is co-director of The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network (SCPN) – an advocacy … More

Telehealth within diabetes dietetics…The TODD Project

Diabetes affects 1 in 18 people in Scotland, which equates to over 298,504 people 4,5,6,7,8. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% … More

Dietitians Promote Breastfeeding – Or Do We?

This year, ‘Dietitians’ Week’ coincides with ‘Breastfeeding Awareness Week’ so what better topic for a blog! So let’s consider the … More

A Wee Blether; Healthy Conversations and Making Every Contact Count.

A wee blether, a chit- chat, a catch up, a quick word. From the Forth Bridge to Fort William, conversations … More

Prevention Needs A Whole System Approach… So That’s The Approach We Took

It comes as no surprise that nutritional issues in Scotland remain dominated by consideration of malnutrition in its two-faceted manifestations: … More

Preventing childhood obesity – how early should early intervention be?

Written by: Dr Ruth Campbell, Consultant Dietitian in Public Health Nutrition, NHS Ayrshire & Arran @RuthCampbellPHN The First Minister recently … More

Hepatobiliary Prehabilitation

Cancer patients often suffer from weight loss, muscle wasting and reduced physical function at diagnosis, and this is especially prevalent … More