Dietitians and dietetic assistants work on the wards as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide dietary advice and education.
When patients are admitted to one of our hospitals, they are nutritionally screened within 24 hours by nursing staff using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). An individualised care plan is made according to the result of this screening.
In addition to those at risk of malnutrition, patients may also be referred to the dietitian for other medical or surgical conditions, for example: inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disease and cystic fibrosis.
Macmillan dietitians at Hampshire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust see patients in specialist outpatient clinics, during their chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or in their own homes.
The dietitians work as part of the Intensive Care Units multidisciplinary teams at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospitals and Royal Hampshire County Hospital .
They provide tailored nutritional advice for patients with complex needs, making recommendations for oral intake, tube feeding or intravenous feeding depending on the most appropriate route for nutrition.
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Patients who have conditions or surgery that affects their digestive (gastrointestinal) system usually have special dietary requirements.
Dietitians give advice to achieve and maintain optimum nutrition and for some conditions, following a specific diet reduces or eliminates a patient’s symptoms.
Patients may be been seen individually, in a group session with a dietitian, or seen jointly with the gastroenterologists and specialist nurses, depending on their condition.
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The nutrition teams, based at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County Hospital, includes gastroenterologists, a nutrition nurse specialist, pharmacists and dietitians.
The teams assess patients who are unable to take adequate amounts of nutrition and fluids by mouth. Tube feeding into the stomach or small intestine may be required or intravenous nutrition (also called parenteral nutrition) may be indicated.
The pseudomyoxoma team, based at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital includes surgeons, specialist nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and dietitians.
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