Nutrition Services

Services provides specialised nutritional care to the majority of Clinical Units within the St Vincent’s Campus covering inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

Strong professional and social links exist between the Nutrition and Dietetic staff across the Campus including our colleagues located in St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

Key activities

• Patient and sometimes staff dietary education
• Nutrition Assessment / Diet Therapy
• Nutrition and Dietetic Consultancy
• Nutrition Product Service
• Training and Clinical Placement of Dietetic Students
• Provision of Lectures to Medical, Nursing and Nutrition and Dietetic Students

Clinical areas

• Cardiology / Cardio–thoracic
• Coronary Care
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Gastro: Medical
• Gastro: GIT surgery / Colorectal Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Heart Lung transplant
• Hematology / Bone Marrow Transplants
• Head & Neck
• Immunology B and Infectious diseases
• Intensive Care Unit
• Medical Oncology / Radiation Oncology
• Neurology, Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Renal and Dialysis
• Stroke Care Unit
• Plastics
• Urology
• Vascular

Outpatient / community areas
Outpatient services are limited to only some Clinical Areas. Unfortunately we do not provide a general outpatient clinic.

• Diabetes care
• Hematology Oncology Ambulatory care (HOAC)
• Immunology B
• Radiotherapy
• Transitional Care (Aged care patients)
• Palliative care

Food services
An on site kitchen provides cooked, fresh meals. The Nutrition Services Department has a close working relationship with the Food Services Department and Food Services Dietitian to ensure our patients’ dietary needs are catered for. Quality improvement projects and consumer satisfaction surveys are regularly conducted.

Teaching and training
The Nutrition Services Department is involved in student placements for Nutrition and Dietetic students from various universities around NSW. Some of our staff are also involved in providing university lectures to various dietetic and nursing courses and sometimes to our own medical staff.

Current research projects
We are currently undertaking various research projects in different Clinical Areas. This will be ongoing and it is hoped the results will help us to improve our practice in the future.

Department Office	Level 4 Delacy Building  390 Victoria St Darlinghurst.2010  T 02 8382 2555  F 02 8382 2961
Diabetes Centre	Level 4, Garvan Institute  384 Victoria St Darlinghurst  T 02 8382 2622
Immunology B Ambulatory Care	Level 4 Xavier Building  T 02 8382 3707
Hours of Service	Monday to Friday  8.30am – 5.00pm

Useful links
Australia & New Zealand Food standards
Diabetes Australia
National Heart Foundation
Australian Dietitians Association
Kidney Health Australia
Crohns & Colitis Association
The Gut Foundation
Coeliac Society of Australia