Dietitians Week

Your guide to celebrating #DW2024

From fun videos on social media to presentations to colleagues and bake-offs - you go above and beyond to shout about dietetics. Every year you amaze us with all your wonderful activity and we know this year will be no exception!

Check out our daily themes for you to follow but there is plenty you can be doing outside of social media to promote our industry and this year’s theme.

Please remember that this week is for everyone in dietetics, at every stage of their careers, so please highlight the work of yourself and all your colleagues.

Your daily themes

Monday – I chose dietetics because…

Did you choose dietetics or did dietetics choose you!? Tell us how you ended up here, what inspired you to train and what continues to motivate you.

Tuesday – My first role in dietetics

Whether starting out or coming to the end of your career there are experiences to be shared and stories to inspire. Tell us where your journey began or is just beginning? 

Wednesday – Celebrating us

As we celebrate the BDA Awards today, this is the perfect opportunity to highlight your wins from the year. Give a special shout out to a member of your team or give yourself a pat on the back! With the correct permissions, do you have a patient/ client case study you can share too?

Thursday – My alternative route in dietetics

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all journey in dietetics, with many of you taking different routes in your career. Tell us about your diverse role – perhaps you work for a brand, or in industry, lecture, conduct research or started your own business.

Friday – The pinnacle of my career

You never stop learning and developing in dietetics. Whether you’ve written a book, become a Band 5 Support Worker, celebrated a career milestone, been honoured with a Fellowship or you were the first person to do something, be sure to share your inspirational story. It’s not always easy to recognise these achievements in yourself but these are so important for those just starting out. 

We’d suggest that you start planning your daily activity sooner rather than later – as the week goes by so quickly! We’ll have some nice graphics available very soon so you can start incorporating them into your posts. Watch this space!

Disclaimer! If you tag us in your photos and videos, we take this to mean you give us permission to share them on our own channels during and after Dietitians Week.

Your guide to promoting the profession

Aside from social media you can also celebrate the week with the following activities:

Present to your trust

We’ll have a presentation template available for you soon to tweak to share with your colleagues at work. You might consider putting it up on any screens you have available or using it as a base to share with colleagues. Shout about your important roles and the work you do.

Get baking! 

Of course we’d love you to take part in our Dietetic Bake-Off but you could also get your colleagues or fellow students involved and have a team bake sale or competition.

If you work alone you can still get involved – but consider recommended portion sizes! 😜 Send us a photo - we’re always happy to see your creations!

Career talks

Do you have links with your local school? If so, take Dietitians Week as an opportunity to book in a career talk to share what a brilliant career dietetics is and all its various routes.

Network with colleagues

Join the live RDUK Twitter Chat on Monday 3 June – it’s a great opportunity to chat with other members of the profession. We'll be discussing dietetic careers for an hour at 8pm.

RD2B Instagram Live

Join us live on Instagram at 7pm on Tuesday 3 June where Student Rep Kyle Kennedy will be joined by one of our Board of Directors Gillian Farren and Membership Manager Emma Brighton to discuss what it means to be a dietetic student, the wonderful routes available within dietetics and where it might lead. They'll also touch on making the most of your membership and it's a great opportunity for you to ask your burning questions or share any feedback. Please send any questions in advance to [email protected] or feel free to join us live at @bda_dietitians!

Take our survey

What made you choose your first dietetic role? Was it based on location, the opportunities available or something else? 🤔 If you qualified in the last 2 years – we want to hear from you! Find out more and complete our 5 minute survey here.