Dietitian

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Dietetics relies on an initial consultation to begin treatment followed by tailored follow up appointments depending on your situation. Appointments can be done face-to-face at the clinic or as a phone consultation. To discuss your options, please book an initial consultation so our dietitian can access your individual needs.

Services Price
Initial Consultation £120
Standard Follow Up Appointment £75

Fleet Street Clinic is not a VAT registered company

Please note that this service is provided by an independent third party and not by or on behalf of Fleet Street Clinic (even where services are provided from Fleet Street Clinic’s premises). Accordingly, other than for any matter which cannot be excluded by law, Fleet Street Clinic shall have no liability in connection with the provision of this service and it is not responsible for any bookings made for this service.

Dietitian

The first thing that people think of when they hear dietitian is weight loss, but a dietitian can help with so much more than that. Taking an interest in your diet and reviewing what you are eating and the impact it has on your body can have a number of different triggers so it is important to communicate with us why you have decided to change your diet and how we can support you.

The average person might have an idea of the effect of different foods on the body, but how your body reacts to food can differ from individual to individual. And that’s not even considering how a medical condition or new medication can impact your usual eating routines.

Being able to speak to someone with the knowledge to recommend food that fits your unique digestion is important so that wrong decisions with detrimental effects can be avoided. Our diets play such an enormous part in our overall health and wellbeing that is important to seek guidance from a dietitian before drastically changing our diets.

Our dietitian, Ruth Kander, is an expert in food and helps promote nutritional wellbeing, prevent nutrition-related problems and treat disease. Ruth can tailor a diet that meets your specific goals and situation.

What are you hoping to achieve?

  • Are you looking to run a marathon this year?
  • Have you recently been diagnosed with diabetes and unsure how to alter your diet accordingly?
  • Perhaps you’re struggling with weight management?
  • Do you suffer from IBS and are confused about what you can and cannot eat?
  • Maybe you’ve achieved a healthy weight and simply want to maintain it?

Our private dietitian can help you achieve your dietary goals and offer advice that can help raise your health to an optimal level.

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What problems can a dietitian help me overcome?

Ruth, our dietitian, can work with you to achieve your diet goals. Some of the more common goals being:

  • Achieving a healthy weight with tailored weight management
  • Diet recommendations for those with high cholesterol
  • Identifying food allergies and intolerances and diet alterations
  • Nutrition and heart disease
  • Diabetes and healthy nutrition
  • Chronic kidney disease and nutrition (Ruth’s specialist area)
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome and nutrition
  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) management and low FODMAP diet
  • Nutrition following diagnostic including cancer and/ or organ transplant

Please note, our dietetic clinic does not offer treatment to under 18’s nor those with eating disorders.

What can I expect from my initial appointment?

During your initial appointment, you will discuss your medical issues and lifestyle with our dietician.

We’ll discuss what you hope to achieve and Ruth, our dietitian will provide personalised advice to meet your individual needs. All information shared during your appointments are kept confidential and a willingness to be open often produces the best results.

What do I need to bring to my initial appointment?

We recommend bringing any medical documents you may have, such as doctor letters, GP summaries, medication list and/ or blood results.

This information can be helpful to plan your personalised nutrition information.

It’s also worth thinking about your goals prior to the consultation rather than thinking on the spot in the appointment. You will be able to carefully decide what you want support with and it will provide Ruth a far more accurate idea on how she can best help you.

Meet Ruth Kander...

Ruth has been our dietitian at Fleet Street Clinic for the past 14 years.

Ruth is passionate about helping people be healthy and well nourished.

Her key priority is treating every single one of her clients as an individual, as no two people are the same, and thus no two people can be treated the same. She uses a holistic approach to nutrition, accounting not only for diet, but lifestyle as well.

Ruth's dietary advice helps her patients to reach their goals, whether it be weight loss, eating healthily to prevent disease or eating right for a specific disorder.

Find out more about Ruth

Book your dietitian appointment online

Book Appointment

Dietetics relies on an initial consultation to begin treatment followed by tailored follow up appointments depending on your situation. Appointments can be done face-to-face at the clinic or as a phone consultation. To discuss your options, please book an initial consultation so our dietitian can access your individual needs.

Services Price
Initial Consultation £120
Standard Follow Up Appointment £75

Fleet Street Clinic is not a VAT registered company

Please note that this service is provided by an independent third party and not by or on behalf of Fleet Street Clinic (even where services are provided from Fleet Street Clinic’s premises). Accordingly, other than for any matter which cannot be excluded by law, Fleet Street Clinic shall have no liability in connection with the provision of this service and it is not responsible for any bookings made for this service.

"She is skilled, sympathetic and knowledgeable."

I am happy to recommend Ruth’s work. She is skilled, sympathetic and knowledgeable. Recently she provided very constructive advice regarding the diet of a nonagenarian relative in a care home. As a result there have been real improvements in my relative’s mental and physical well-being, as well as helpful guidance for the care staff.

– Alex Trouton

FAQs

A dietitian is a healthcare professional recognised by orthodox medicine and registered with the health and professions council (HCPC). A dietitian will be medically trained and will have a 4 year degree in nutrition and dietetics and are the only nutrition professionals to be regulated by law.

A nutritionist is not a protected title and anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, which makes vetting this profession harder and more confusing. A nutritionist can have any kind of qualification or even none. It is important to remember that there are also registered nutritionists who have a solid degree in nutrition and are trained to advise on healthy nutrition to healthy people but not all are and so it can be risky than choosing to see a dietitian which is government by an ethical code to ensure that they always work to the highest standard.

We are able to facilitate most home-visit or office-visit requests. This option has become more popular recently as people feel more comfortable in their own familiar environment. Availability and the cost will depend on the location. Please email your requirements to our reception team on info@fleetstreetclinic.com who’ll assist you in booking your appointment.

Yes, you can. Our dietetic service is accepted by BUPA, BUPA global, AXA PPP, Aviva, Cigna. You will need to pay for the appointment with us and then reclaim your costs directly with your health insurance. Please do double check that our service meets all the requirements outlined by your medical insurer before booking.

Our dietitian works closely with our doctors and nurses to deliver a service that is second to none. By cross-referencing and broadening our dietitian service across our health team, we are able to tailor the service to individual needs and use our resources to make sure we help you achieve your dietary goals.

Food allergies need to be tested by an allergy specialist doctor and is not something our dietitian can help you with. Food intolerances are tested with careful history and discussion with the patient. It is important to get these tests done at reputable medical practices rather than over the internet as some tests are unregulated, not recognised by medical professionals and/ or are scientifically unproven to accurately indicate a food allergy.

We are conscientious that some of our patients or their close family members are deemed clinically vulnerable. Therefore, all our staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 for your protection and peace of mind.