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Community Nutrition and Dietetic Service

What our service does

This is an NHS run service offering dietetic input to children and young people with complex needs and children on home enteral tube feeding (children who are not fed orally).  We provide highly specialist dietetic assessments, treatment and advice to children who live or go to school in the borough of Haringey.

This Dietetics service addresses the nutritional and hydration needs of children with highly complex special needs resulting from conditions such as cerebral palsy or extreme prematurity.  Dieticians monitor nutritional intake (calories) and, growth in children with complex needs and help to prevent and treat conditions such as diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation and reflux.

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Where the service is located and the areas it covers

Our service is based at the Child Development Centre at St Ann’s Hospital, St Ann’s Road, Tottenham N15, where we run clinics.  We also provide support to children according to their needs at special schools, nurseries, children’s centres and if necessary at the family home.

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Who our service provides for

We see children with neuro-disabilities such as cerebral palsy, or with specific syndromes such as Prader Willi, and children with Autism for one-off advice.  We also see premature babies with feeding difficulties.

We see children who live in Haringey aged between 0-18 years old or 0-19 years old if they attend Special School.

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How a child or young person can start using the service

We accept referrals from any medical professional, paediatric dieticians, therapists, and specialist health visitors.

We have a waiting list of between 2-12 weeks depending on the urgency of the child’s dietetic need.

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How decisions are made about eligibility for our service

Children who have significant difficulties with their eating and drinking due to their physical needs will be seen within 4 weeks.

Children who are being discharged from hospital will be seen within 2 weeks.

Children with very selective eating such that it affects their growth and weight gain will be seen within 12 weeks.

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How we communicate with service users and how they are involved in decision making/planning

We work closely with children and parents/carers to identify realistic goals and how they can be achieved.  We recognise that some of our service users may need alternative forms of communication and we use interpreters when necessary.

We work together with other health, education and social care staff to ensure that the child and family needs are met.

We welcome feedback from our service users and actively seek information about their experiences through surveys and listening to feedback and comments. We then use this information when planning changes and improvements to the service.

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How accessible our service is

Our child development centre is situated on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible with wheelchair-accessible toilets and treatment rooms. It is a user and child-friendly environment.

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Contact us

A service user who wishes to raise a concern or complain about something can contact the service manager for the child development centre therapies.

Steph Hynes
c/o The Child Development Centre
St. Ann’s Hospital
St. Ann’s Road
London N15 3TH.

Telephone
0208 442 6746 (Centre reception)

Mobile phone
07776 472 197

Email
stephanie.hynes@nhs.net

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Who a parent carer/young person can contact for further information

Each child will have a named dietician who will be able to help families with information about their individual needs.

We can be contacted on 0208 442 6845.

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September 12, 2022

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        • Children’s Physiotherapy
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        • Special Schools Therapies and Nursing Service
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        • Speech and Language Therapy Service
        • Supporting Children with Medical Needs in School
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