Dieticians do more than hand out diet sheets
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Dieticians do more than hand out diet sheets

Alison McGinley
Lisa Perkins , Primary Care Dieticians Bournemouth

As state registered dieticians (SRD), we felt we had to respond to The Big Issue (Features September 8). Sue Wakefield said, 'Visiting a dietician is not always helpful because many dieticians are out of their depth. They give out a diet sheet, but that might do little to stop over-eating.'

Nursing Standard. 14, 8, 28-28. doi: 10.7748/ns.14.8.28.s40

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