Public Liability Insurance for Dietitians

Why Dietitians need liability insurance

A dietician provides a service to customers and teaches them how to eat correctly to be healthy. Although this may seem like a safe occupation, there are a number of incidents waiting to happen. You may turn around with your briefcase at a clients home, knocking into a large mirror and causing it to crack. This is just one example of what can happen and is why public liability insurance is important.

As a registered dietitian, you give advice on food and nutrition and how to use this to treat ill-health and disease. Public liability insurance for dietitians is not compulsory but highly important to protect you and your business from an insurance claim. If you are found liable it can cause untold financial problems.

Common types of claims

• A customer slips on some of your leaflets that have fallen on the floor
• You accidentally spill your coffee on a customers tablet
• Swinging your bag over your shoulder, you knock over an ornament and it smashes on the ground

This cover is optional but Ashburnham recommends that you certainly consider having it. Also, as you are likely to give advice about food and eating you may wish to consider professional indemnity insurance to provide cover for any wrong advice or guidance that you give.

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