Dietitians Week has now wrapped up for another year and we'd like to thank you for your continued support! Your efforts and engagement are what makes the week truly special. With Dietitians Week still fresh in your mind, we're eager to hear your feedback. Any thoughts are greatly valued and will help to inform our activity next year.
If you have a spare 5 minutes, please complete our survey - whether you would like to comment on the contents of your display pack, this year's campaign or suggest a theme for next year, all contributions are appreciated.
The value of dietetics can’t always be quantified, but it can always be felt.
It lives in the interactions you have daily with your patients and clients, making their lives feel that little bit easier. It’s in the support you give colleagues and students to build confidence and ease burdens. It’s in the idea you had for a new piece of research, as well as a myriad of other things you do, without even noticing.
These interactions are not always seismic, but their outcomes can be profound. They can be the difference between uncertainty and hope, or being poorly and living a full and healthy life.
A dietetic career is more than just a job. It’s a vocation grounded in empathy, science and service. At its heart is your commitment to improve people’s lives, whether it be through education, research, advocacy or providing the best care you can.
The pressures are real though. You tell us you are understaffed and overworked. But, as with any vocation, you keep showing up, because you care.
This Dietitians Week, in our special 90th year, we celebrated what it means to be a part of this profession with purpose and honoured the impact you have every day.
Take a look at our daily themes from this year and the results of our video competition in the tabs below!
Monday - Our vocation
Was it a calling, a love of food or a desire to care for others? Tell us your why.
Tuesday - Our work
Why is dietetics more than just a job? Explore your role, the challenges you navigate and the moments that remind you why this work matters.
Wednesday – Our celebration
Share your wins - big and small. High five your colleagues or professional pals who support and inspire you.
Thursday - Our impact
From small interactions to huge shifts, how can we make the value of dietetics more visible? Share the difference your work makes.
Friday - Our people
It’s time to put yourself or your amazing team in the spotlight. We want to see your faces! Best photo of the day wins a prize!
Huge congratulations to Sophie Beattie, for winning our video competition!
We asked you to showcase your work in 60 seconds and you really delivered! We loved seeing all your entries and learning more about your roles and the impact you have.
Sophie really captured the human impact and support of oncology dietitians on patients - watch her wonderful video below:
Sophie has won a free place on one of our one-day classroom courses, worth up to £200.
It was a close-fought competition, so we decided to give a prize to runner-up Angela too - you can watch her video below:
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