We provide care and support for RMH patients with diabetes who require nutrition therapy as an integral part of treatment.
Key points
- We provide counselling and dietary advice
- Diabetes clinical nutrition services are available to the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) inpatients
What we do
Diabetes
This service is available to individuals with diabetes who require nutrition therapy as an integral part of treatment. Counselling and dietary advice is provided to individuals and their family members for:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Carbohydrate counting
- Healthy eating to optimise weight or blood glucose control
Diabetes clinical nutrition services are available to RMH inpatients. Dietitians also attend each of the Specialist Clinics (Outpatients) diabetes clinics.
Metabolic diseases
Metabolic Diseases is our statewide referral service for Victorian and Tasmanian adults diagnosed with, or suspected of an inborn error of metabolism.
Individualised clinical nutrition services are provided by expert dietitians for adults with inborn errors of metabolism, both in the outpatient and the acute hospital management setting.
Bariatric medicine
Our bariatric medicine service is available to overweight individuals who are seeking counselling and dietary advice.
Appointments are held in the Bariatric Nutrition Clinic. A dietitian is available to provide therapeutic dietary advice tailored to meet the nutritional requirements of individual.
Our clinics
| Clinic name | Location | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes Rapid Dietitian Clinic | The RMH Parkville | |
| Bariatric Nutrition Clinic | The RMH Parkville | |
| Diabetes Nutrition Clinic Level 1 South | The RMH Parkville | |
| Diabetes Nutrition Clinic Level 1 Centre | The RMH Parkville |
Our clinics
Referrals
We accept GP and specialist referrals:
- Use the RMH referral form or a template from your own system
- Complete and fax your referral to Specialist Clinics (Outpatients) on (03) 9342 4234
We do not accept email referrals.
What to include in your referral
As outlined by the Department of Health, referral requests should include:
- Patient demographic information
- Referrer demographic information
- Reason for referral
- Presenting problem
- Service(s) requested
- Required referral information specified by statewide or local referral criteria
- Current patient management
- Impact of the problem on the patient
- Name of the consultant and provider number (for Medicare clinics)
- Investigation reports related to the referral
Urgent and after-hours support
Referrals are triaged based on priority. In an emergency, patients can go to the Emergency & Trauma Service at any time.
For advice, urgent referrals and out of hours support, call The RMH Switchboard on (03) 9342 7000 to page our registrar on call.
HealthPathways Melbourne provides guidance on best practice assessment and management of common medical conditions, including when and where to refer patients.
Parkville Connect is a secure web-based portal providing GPs, specialists and other health professionals with information in the Parkville electronic medical record (EMR).
Need to change or cancel your appointment?
Do one of the following:
- Access Health Hub to change the appointment yourself
- Complete our online form and we'll change it for you
- Call Specialist Clinics (Outpatients) on (03) 9342 7393 and we'll help you over the phone
What to bring
Every time you come
Every time you come in for a test, day procedure, surgery or treatment, you should bring:
- Medicare card
- Health Care card (if you have one)
- Concession card (if you have one)
- Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
- Medications you are currently taking, including any that you have bought without a prescription
- X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results you have which are related to your procedure
- Private health insurance card (if you want to use it)
- Aids (glasses, hearing aid, walking frame)
For a clinic appointment
If you come for a clinic appointment, you should also bring:
- Your appointment letter
- Any special items listed on your letter
- Your appointment book (if relevant)
- TAC or WorkCover claim number
Interpreters & cultural support
We provide qualified, professional interpreters to help you communicate with us at any time during your stay and at your clinic appointments.
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- Scopri di più sugli interpreti e sul supporto culturale
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- Tìm hiểu thêm về thông dịch viên và hỗ trợ văn hóa
- 找出更多翻译与文化支持的信息
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Level 4 West
300 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria