Nutrition and Dietetics Services
The Dietitian can help you make changes to your diet to help you manage your medical condition and can give you diet advice if you have complex nutrition needs by:
• assessing your nutrition status and diet and
• providing you with information and support to help you make changes to your food intake
This includes supporting good nutrition for the following:
• poor food or drink intake needing further nutrition support
• kidney or liver problems
• wound healing
• before and after an operation
• difficulty with swallowing, known as dysphagia.
The Dietitian will work together with a Speech Pathologist to help you with this.
The Dietitian does not see patients in hospital with the following conditions:
- Diabetes – people requiring consultation with a Dietitian for Diabetes can be referred to the Prince of Wales Hospital’s Diabetes Centre or by telephone on 9382 4600
- Overweight or obesity - please visit NSW Health 'Get Healthy' Program on www.gethealthynsw.com.au
- Eating disorders - for general information and treatment services please visit the Institute for Eating Disorders on https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/
- Allergies
Dietitians do not provide outpatient services at Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital.
How do I do see the Dietitian whilst I am in hospital?
The Dietitian is available at the hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays but can be contacted any day between Monday to Friday if needed.
You can ask your doctor or nurse to refer you to the Dietitian.