Nutrition and Dietetics
Dietitians apply the science of human nutrition to food and health. They provide education and practical support to enable people to make dietary choices that will maximise their health and wellbeing. Dietitians work as part of the healthcare team to ensure high quality patient-centered care.
GV Health’s inpatient Nutrition and Dietetics team provides nutrition screening, assessment and management of nutritional and dietary issues for patients during their hospital stay.
The Nutrition & Dietetics team provide care and treatment for patients in hospital including:
- Nutrition screening and assessment
- Dietary management of various health conditions
- Ensure nutritional adequacy of diet and fluids
- Monitoring of progress
- Provision of alternative nutrition for those who cannot manage oral intake including enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Provision of GV Health Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Program
- Education for patients, families and carers on discharge
- Education of nursing, medical and post graduate dietetic students
Who is GV Health’s Inpatient Nutrition and Dietetics service available to?
GV Health’s Nutrition and Dietetics service is available to admitted patients, during business hours Monday to Friday. The service is also available to patients who:
- Have recently been in hospital
- Are referred from a clinical service within GV Health.
How do I access GV Health’s Inpatient Nutrition and Dietetics service?
You may be referred to a dietitian whilst you are in hospital or be referred for an appointment after your discharge. At GV Health, dietitians are also employed in community programs including:
- Community Rehabilitation Centre
- Diabetes Centre
- Chronic Pain Clinic
- Hospital Admission Risk Programs (HARP)– Disease Management Team (DMT) – GV Health
- Rural Allied Health Team
- Community Health Program
- Ambulatory Aged Program
- ADDRESS
Goulburn Valley Health
Graham Street
Shepparton, 3630
- CONTACT
Emergency: 000
Phone: 1800 222 582
Nurse on call: 1300 60 60 24
for non life threatening injury/illness
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Phone: 1800 222 582