Children's nutrition and dietetics

West London Children's Healthcare

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The paediatric nutrition and dietetic service provides essential support and care for all paediatric inpatients, outpatient and day case services.

Many of our specialist paediatric services including allergy, haematology, neonatology and HIV require specialist paediatric dietetic input as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. Nutrition plays a vital role in the treatment of nearly all paediatric patients from intensive nutrition support to promote growth to dietary changes and restrictions to improve quality of life and improve medical outcomes.

Patients should expect be able to access our specialist paediatric dietitians in a timely and responsive fashion so that nutritional issues are minimised quickly and their treatment is maximised.

The overall aim of the paediatric dietetic service provides specialist nutritional assessment, treatment, advice as well as education to children, families and their carers. We offer:

oral nutrition support
enteral nutrition support
parenteral nutrition support

Additional information

Clinics

Our children's nutrition and dietetics service holds clinics at St Mary's and Hammersmith hospitals.

Paediatric general dietetic clinic

Hours: Mondays 14.00–17.00 and Fridays 09.30–12.30

Specialist nutrition support clinic – haematology/bone marrow transplantation/oncology

Hours: Wednesdays 10.00–11.30

Child development nutrition clinic

Hours: Wednesdays 14.00–17.00

Specialist nutrition support clinic – allergy and food challenges

Hours: Wednesdays 14.00–17.00

All of our St Mary’s clinics are located at:
Paediatric outpatients department
Sixth floor, QEQM building
St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY

Phone: 020 3312 1127

Hammersmith Hospital paediatric general dietetic clinic

Hours: Tuesdays 13.30–16.20

Address:
Children's outpatients
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS
Phone: 020 3313 3048

Meet the team

Our children's nutrition and dietetics service is managed by a team of specialist dietitians.

Dietitians

Katie Elwig, Caroline King, Shalina Meah, Anna Conrad, Mae Said, Stephanie Clark, Kiranjit Atwal, Heidi Speckmeier, Audrey Inegdibon, Trak Davis

Patient information

Before your appointment

You will be contacted by one of the team within a week of us receiving your referral to arrange an appointment.

Parents/caregivers should attend all appointments with their child if under 16. Please bring a completed food diary and your child’s red book if requested.

During your appointment

Dietitians will take a full dietary history and measurements such as height, weight, and possibly skinfolds. Teaching hospital note: students may be present.

After your appointment

Follow-up plans will be agreed, and a letter will be sent to the referrer and the family summarising treatment advice.

Referrals

GP and secondary care

Referrals accepted for inpatient, outpatient and specialist services—must be under a consultant at the Trust.

St Mary’s:
Nutrition and Dietetics
Cambridge Wing, Ground Floor
St Mary’s Hospital, London W2 1NY
Katie Elwig – 020 3312 1127
catherine.elwig@nhs.net

Hammersmith Hospital:
Children’s outpatients, D Block
Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS
Caroline King – 020 3313 5805
caroline.king12@nhs.net

GP advice

St Mary’s Hospital: 020 3312 1127
Hammersmith Hospital: 020 3313 5805

Self-referrals

Only available to patients already under a consultant at the Trust. Contact the clinical lead dietitians listed above.