How our service can help you
The team provides tailored nutrition and dietetic advice to people aged 16 years old and over. We support them to improve their health by making the appropriate lifestyle and food choices. The team also provides assessment and treatment for those who need therapeutic diets or nutritional support. The wide range of the services we offer includes the following:
- Nutritional support
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Gastroenterology conditions
- Mental health illness.
- Specialist home enteral feeding.
We provide services in a variety of settings across the county including GP practices, health centres, care homes, people's own homes, also on the phone or via the internet. We also run a number of group sessions for patients, including:
- Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly diagnosed for those with type 2 diabetes (DESMOND)
- Peterborough Dose-Adjustment Course (PDAC) for those with type 1 diabetes
- iCAN course for those with diabetes to better understand carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate counting course for those with type 1 diabetes
- FODMAP reintroduction groups
- Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation groups.
The team also gives talks and provides training to other health care professionals about diet, nutrition and any related subjects, keeping up to date with the latest scientific research.
Other useful resources
General
Up-to-date and easy-to-read guidance on a number of topics on nutrition can be found at the British Dietetic Associations web page.
Diabetes
- An Easy Guide for your Main Meal A4 NNT.pdf 562KB
- Carbohydrates A4 2025 NNT.pdf 425KB
- Eating Well With A Redcued Appetite DIABETES A4 NNT (1).pdf 837KB
- Snack Ideas A4 NNT.pdf 443KB
- Starting a GLP-1 RA A4 NNT.pdf 408KB
- Tips for making Healthier Choices and Meal Ideas A4 2025 NNT.pdf 892KB
Other useful information on diabetes can be found at Diabetes UK
Nutritional support - Eating well with a reduced appetite.pdf 960KB
- Homemade supplements.pdf 528KB
- How to enrich your meals new template final.pdf 411KB
- Quick and easy meal, snack and food enrichment ideas updated May 24.pdf 595KB
- Tissue viability eating well with a pressure ulcer A5 NNT.pdf 341KB
Films
- Fruit plus https://youtube.com/shorts/uONtC658Cts?feature=share
- Milkshake plus https://youtube.com/shorts/liF8duSP-rU?feature=share
- Mousse plus https://youtube.com/shorts/V-wDc-SlIhc?feature=share
Heart health
Contact the service
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Kingfisher House
Kingfisher Way
Hinchingbrooke Business Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6FH(This is an office base only).
Tel: 0330 7260077
E-mail: NutritionandDietetics@cpft.nhs.uk
Social media
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Referral Information
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Referrals can be made by GPs and other healthcare professionals.
We look at all referrals to decide the most appropriate service for each one.
Is there access and support for patients and visitors with a disability?
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Our clinical bases are accessible. Please ring the team before your appointment to discuss any requirements.
How to cancel your appointment
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This can be done by either telephoning or emailing us to cancel an appointment, giving as much notice as possible, so we can offer it to someone else.
Carers Information
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A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.
At Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, we value the often life-long support carers provide and recognise them as equal care partners. We want to offer as much guidance and reassurance as possible, to help you in your caring role. You can find general information and support for adult carers, young carers and parent carers by following this link.