Paediatric Dietetic Service for Wiltshire Community: A team of paediatric dietitians covering a range of services including eating disorders, fussy eating, allergy, faltering growth, IBS, and home enteral feeding.
If you have an open referral with us the following contacts may be useful. However, if you require a referral to a dietitian or feel you require support for your child please contact your GP, Health Visitor or School Nurse.
Useful Contacts & Referral Forms:
Referral Form for Paediatric Dietitians:
Booking number (appointments): 01249 456644
Home Enteral Feeding Team: 01249 456608 / Email: whc.hef-chippenham@nhs.net / whc-hef-salisbury@nhs.net
Referral for Home Enteral Feeding (Paediatrics): Professionals please contact the home enteral feeding team for referral form to be emailed to you.
Location:
Face to face clinic appointments are offered in Chippenham, Devizes, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, Amesbury & Salisbury. Telephone and video appointments are also available.
Fussy eating and restricted diets
Faltering Growth
If you feel your child is not growing as well as they should be, please ensure a referral is put into our service for them to be reviewed. In the meantime, you may benefit from fortifying some of your child’s food at home and offering them nourishing drinks. The below resources may be of use:
Food Allergy
Generic food allergy information
Food allergies in babies and young children - NHS
Weaning and Introducing your Baby onto Solids (Allergy UK)
Introducing foods that could trigger an allergic reaction - Start for Life - NHS
Webinars on Food Allergy in Children - patientwebinars.co.uk
Information & Advice | National Eczema Society or (Allergy UK): Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) | Allergy UK | National Charity
Healthy eating for different ages
General Information:
Healthy eating | Barnardo's Family Space
Iron rich foods - British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Calcium rich foods - British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Infants:
Eating well: The First Year. A Guide to introducing solids & eating well up to baby’s first birthday
1-4 year olds:
Eating Well: Snacks for 1-4 year olds (First Steps Nutrition)
Good food choices & portion sizes 1-4 year olds (First Steps Nutrition)
Eating well: Packed Lunches for 1-4 year olds (First Steps Nutrition)
5-11 year olds:
Eating well for 5-11 year olds: Practical Guide
12-18 year olds:
Eating well for 12-18 year olds: Practical guide
Vegetarian & Vegan Diets:
Vegetarian diets: The Vegetarian Society UK
Vegan diets: The Vegan Society |
Infant & Toddler Forum:
This link has helpful fact sheets to support: Factsheets - Infant & Toddler Forum
- Healthy eating in toddlers including meal & snack ideas
- Food label guide
- Fussy & faddy eating in toddlers
- Physical activity & play for toddlers
- Developmental stages in infant & toddler feeding
Additional resources
Feeding
Information on breast, formula & mixed feeding: Feeding your baby - Start for Life - NHS
Stools (poo)
Guide for normal stools (poo) in babies & toddlers Baby poo - what to expect - ERIC
Visual guide for different types of baby stools (poo): Baby poo: a visual guide (photos) | BabyCentre
Constipation in babies who are breast fed: Breastfed babies and constipation - ERIC
Constipation in children: Constipation in children: symptoms, causes and relief - ERIC
Reflux
Reflux in babies Reflux in babies - NHS
Understanding reflux Understanding Reflux | Paediatric Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Birmingham
Colic
Crying and colic :: Healthier Together
General
Guide to what is normal and what is not for babies: New baby - what's normal and what's not :: Healthier Together
Explanation of neophobia: This is a normal developmental stage of toddlers. You can view more information here: What is neophobia? - Jo Cormack
Measuring your child at home
Information for weight monitoring in children: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/growth-charts-information-parentscarers
Measuring height remotely
Measuring length remotely
Measuring weight remotely