Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Nutrition and Dietetics: Paediatrics/children's nutrition

We see children in a range of settings, for example:

• During hospital stays on the Children's Unit and Special Care Baby Unit
• In Children's Outpatients
• In telephone clinics
• In community clinics
• In specialist groups

We also offer a home enteral feeding service for children requiring tube feeds.

Children can be referred to the paediatric Dietitian by:

• Their paediatrician
• A GP
• A health visitor
• A school nurse
• A specialist nurse

The types of conditions we see include:

• Food allergies
• Faltering growth
• Obesity
• Feeding difficulties
• Gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. coeliac disease)

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