For Patients and Visitors
What is the Service?
Dietitians take the most up to date scientific evidence and research and turn it into sensible and easy to understand food related information and education. They assist patients and clients to manage, prevent and treat a range of medical conditions by working with them to develop practical, achievable dietary solutions tailored to individual eating habits and lifestyles.
Dietitians focus on maintaining optimal nutrition through a patient’s hospital admission. They work closely with food services to ensure provision of nutritious meals to meet clinical, cultural and individual dietary preferences, and nursing to ensure regular monitoring of nutritional status.
What do I bring/need for my appointment?
A list of current medications and any supplements you are taking is helpful at outpatient appointments
Contact us
If you would like any further information about the Nutrition and Dietetics Department, please contact us: Alliedhealthenquiries@nh.org.au
For Health Professionals
Service Overview
Dietitians at Northern Health are all eligible for membership of Dietitians Australia and participate in continuous professional development to maintain Accredited Practising Dietitian status. Services are provided to all four sites of Northern Health (Broadmeadows Hospital, the Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre and Northern Hospital Epping).
For Mental Health Dietetic Services, see: https://www.nh.org.au/service/mental-health-services/
For Kilmore District Health Dietetic Services, see: https://www.kilmoredistricthealth.org.au/services
Broadmeadows Hospital
Inpatient services:
- Rehabilitation
- Geriatric Evaluation and Management unit
- Surgical and Acute Aged Medical unit
- Dialysis Unit
Outpatients:
- Antenatal Services (Gestational Diabetes only)
- Community Therapy Service (CTS) – SACS and wound clinic
- HARP – Diabetes clinic
- Home Enteral Nutrition Service
- Renal clinic
- Home-based services (NDIS, CHSP, and HACC PYP)
Bundoora Centre
Inpatient services:
- Geriatric Evaluation and Management unit
- Bed Based Transitional Care Program
- GEM@Home
Outpatients:
- Community Therapy Service (CTS) – SACS and wound clinic
- Home-based services (NDIS, CHSP, and HACC PYP)
- Home Enteral Nutrition Services
- HARP – Diabetes clinic
- Progressive Neurological disease (NDIS, CHSP, and HACC PYP)
Northern Hospital Epping
Inpatient service (includes limited weekend cover):
- Oncology, Day Oncology, and Palliative Care
- Coronary Care Unit
- Chest Pain Evaluation Unit and Emergency Observation Unit
- General, Vascular, Orthopaedic, and Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Intensive care
- Medical units including General Medicine, Respiratory, Stroke, Neurology, Gastroenterology, and Renal/Dialysis unit
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics (Children’s Unit and Neonatal Unit)
- Hospital In The Home
Outpatients:
- Antenatal services (Gestational Diabetes and OPAL only)
- Diabetes
- Home Enteral Nutrition
- Post discharge (high nutrition risk) – Oncology/ Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Paediatrics – General Paediatric and Multidisciplinary Feeding Clinic
- Paediatric NDIS (Home Enteral Nutrition and Feeding Transition only)
- Renal
- Advance Practice PEG Tube Management
- Gastroenterology Service (Clinics include: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Advance Practice Gastroenterology Screening, Disorders of the Gut Brain Interaction, Liver and Eosinophilic Oesophagitis)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- PRIME clinic
- High-Risk Surgical Preadmission Clinic
- Osteoarthritis (MSK) clinic
Craigieburn Centre
Day inpatients:
- Dialysis Unit
Outpatients:
- Antenatal services (Gestational Diabetes clinics only)
- HARP – Diabetes clinic
- Community Therapy Services, including SACS and chronic wound service
- Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Failure
- Paediatrics – General Paediatric and Multidisciplinary Feeding Clinic
- Paediatric NDIS (Home Enteral Nutrition and Feeding Transition only)
Inclusion criteria:
Please see relevant service program
Exclusion criteria:
Please see relevant service program
How to Refer:
Please see relevant service program
Alternative Services:
My Aged Care Contact Centre
Phone: 1800 200 422
Enquiries:
If you would like any further information about the Nutrition and Dietetics Department, please contact us: Alliedhealthenquiries@nh.org.au
- Locations offering this service
- Bundoora Centre
- Craigieburn Centre
- Northern Hospital Epping
- Kilmore District Hospital
