Our dedicated team of dietitians and clinical specialists brings extensive expertise in intestinal failure, gastroenterology, and colorectal surgery. Led by experienced clinical specialists, the team is committed to providing expert nutritional care tailored to the unique needs of each patient.
The team includes specialist dietitians focused on intestinal failure and colorectal and gastroenterology conditions, supported by senior dietitians with broad experience across a range of diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases (such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis), irritable bowel disease, coeliac disease, gastrointestinal cancers and function bowel disorders (including dysmotility). Our dietitians have significant experience in managing people with stomas, including ileostomies and colostomies and utilise oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition, where necessary. Additionally, our rotational dietitians contribute to colorectal surgery caseload ensuring comprehensive support across all service areas.
Together, our multidisciplinary team strives to deliver the highest standards of care through collaboration, innovation, and patient-centred nutrition management.
Conditions we manage
The specialist dietetic service for gastro-intestinal disorders and surgery includes an array of conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, colon or rectal cancers, dysmotility, diverticulitis disease, and surgical complications, such as delayed wound healing, fistulas and high stoma outputs.
What to expect
- Nutritional assessment
- Anthropometric measurement
- Nutrition support through diet, supplement drinks and enteral tube feeding
- Xurgical prehabilitation and rehabilitation
- Exclusion and therapeutic diets
- Parenteral nutrition
- Close working with the multidisciplinary team
- Linking with community dietitians when required
Who we work with
Dietetic plans are made in conjunction with the intestinal failure, gastroenterology, colorectal and general surgery multi-disciplinary team.
We also work alongside specialist nutrition nurses, colorectal nurses, as well as other allied health professionals (AHPs).
How to be referred
Inpatients can be referred to dietetics directly from the ward. Those requiring parenteral nutrition must be referred to the nutrition support team, and any out-of-area referrals require a consultant-to-consultant referral. Outpatient gastroenterology and colorectal referrals are accepted for patients under the care of a Gastroenterologist or Colorectal Surgeon from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
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Last reviewed: 17 November 2025