Nutrition and Dietetics

We provide assessment and management of nutritional and dietary issues for patients and consumers at both the RMH Parkville and the RMH Royal Park.

Key points

We care for people who are in hospital, have been to hospital or need to come to hospital for the following services:

Nutrition screening and assessment
Consultation on the dietary management of various conditions
Prescription of therapeutic diets
Provision of appropriate medical nutrition therapy, such as oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition
Education of nursing, medical and postgraduate dietetic students

Clinic name	Location	Options
Allergy Nutrition Clinic
Epilepsy Nutrition Clinic	The RMH Parkville
Nutrition Clinic Level 3 North West	The RMH Parkville
Young Person's Diabetes Nutrition Clinic	The RMH Parkville

Allergy Nutrition Clinic

Epilepsy Nutrition Clinic

The RMH Parkville

Nutrition Clinic Level 3 North West

The RMH Parkville

Young Person's Diabetes Nutrition Clinic

The RMH Parkville

For patients

For health professionals

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

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)