A Delphi consensus study to determine the workload components and activity standards of dietitians in South Africa's central and tertiary public hospitals.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthics approval was obtained through the Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (Ethics Number: 97/2021). The study was registered and approved for data collection via the National Health Research Database. Study participants were provided with a formal letter detailing the study and invited to participate in the study. All participants signed an informed consent form prior to the commencement of study. Consent to participate was completely voluntary. Only consenting individuals were included in the study. Consent for publicationConsent for publication was obtained through the South African National Health Research Database, corresponding provincial research committees and hospital research committees where applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. VNN is currently employed by the South African Department of Health. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. VNN is currently employed by the South African Department of Health."

"Funding No external funding was obtained to conduct this study."