PRE-REGISTRATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DIETITIANS - REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BRITISH-DIETETIC-ASSOCIATION CPSM DIETITIANS BOARD JOINT WORKING PARTY, FEBRUARY 1996

The following report was presented to the Dietitian's Board of the Cou ncil for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (CPSM) and the Educatio n Committee of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) in March 1996. I t outlines the process by which the working group examined pre-registr ation education and training for dietitians in the light of their curr ent and future role in the UK, together with the recommendations made for changes in training. These proposals were agreed by the Dietitians Board and British Dietetic Association in March 1997 and a new workin g group will be convened to develop detailed guidelines for education and training.