The HCPC’s role is to protect the public. It is an independent, UK-wide health regulator. It currently sets standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 14 professions. The HCPC keeps a current register of health professional...

The BDA, founded in 1936, is the professional association and trade union for dietitians in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is the nation’s largest organisation of food and nutrition professionals with well over 9,000 members. Dietiti...

The minimum requirement is a BSc Hons in Dietetics, or a related science degree with a postgraduate diploma or higher degree in Dietetics. Dietetic courses are structured to include biochemistry, physiology, applied sciences and research methods w...

All our spokespeople are qualified dietitians - the only legally regulated nutrition professionals in the UK. We have nothing to sell, we just want to provide you with evidence-based advice! All our spokespeople are media trained. ...

The titles ‘dietitian’ and ‘dietician’ are both recognised in the eyes of the law (as the title is legally protected, unlike any other food/nutrition title). However, in the UK, and the majority of countries around the world, the profession spells th...

YES. Only those registered with the statutory regulator, the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) can use the title of dietitian/registered dietitian (RD). Please note the titles ‘nutritionist’, ‘nutritional therapist&rsq...