Nutrition & Dietetics

• Locations and Opening Hours

  Dunstable Health Centre
  Priory Gardens
  Dunstable
  Beds
  LU6 3SU

  The main department is based at Dunstable Health Centre, but the service may also be delivered from the following venues: 

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital Diabetes Centre
  • Outpatients in Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable, Houghton Regis Medical Centre, Liverpool Road Health Centre, Wigmore Lane Health Centre and children’s centres
  • Domiciliary Visits in Luton and South Bedfordshire (as required)
  • Acute and community mental health units within Luton and South Bedfordshire
  • Care homes within Luton and south Bedfordshire
  • Luton Treatment Centre

  Hours of operation

  Monday – Friday 08.30 – 16.00  (excluding bank holidays)

  How to contact service

  Dunstable Health Centre 
  Tel: 01582 707400
  Email: ccs.beds.nutrition@nhs.net

• Food First Project

  Working with primary care in support of appropriate prescribing of nutritional products in the community and providing an enhanced service to care homes for older people including training and accreditation.

  Food First, Mid, South Bedfordshire and Luton - click on the link to find out more information.

• Children's Services

  Providing therapeutic diets for children aged 0-18 yrs. Click on the link to find out more. 

• Adult Services

  Providing therapeutic diets for adults aged over 18 years (more information coming soon)

• Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

  Advice and support for children with SEND in Luton. Click on the link to find out more.

• Adults with Special Educational needs and Disabilities

  Advice and support for adults with SEND in Luton, South Beds and Bedford. Click on the link to find out more.

• Home Enteral Feeding Services

  Home Enteral Feeding Services for children and adults (hosting, management and delivery of the services)

• Integrated Community Diabetes Service for Luton

  For information on the Integrated Community Diabetes Service for Luton, please click here.

• How To Access

  How to access the service

  Referrals are accepted from:

  • GPs
  • Community Nurses
  • Health Visitors
  • Community Medical Officers
  • Consultants and Dental Practitioners.

  Patients can be referred for individual therapeutic dietetic support. The majority of referrals are for individuals to receive specialist therapeutic advice.

  Self-Referrals are not accepted

• Additional Information & Links

  Additional Links

  • NHS Choices - Nutrition
  • British Nutrition Foundation
  • The Nutrition Society
  • British Dietetic Association