Age Range
Babies, children and young people
Description
About the Practice
When feeding worries are part of a medical picture, parents need dietetic advice connected to Southampton children's services. Southampton Children's Hospital Paediatric Dietetics supports Southampton families with feeding, nutrition and dietetic questions where meals, growth, allergy, sensory eating or tube feeding have become stressful. The focus is practical clinical guidance that protects the child’s health without turning food into a daily fight.
Clinical Expertise
Medical nutrition, allergy, gastroenterology, growth, tube feeding, nutrition support and specialist paediatric dietetic care
Support can be relevant where restricted eating, sensory eating, autism, ADHD, anxiety, developmental delay or wider SEND pressure is part of the mealtime picture
Parent guidance around food variety, growth, safe foods, nutrition gaps and calmer mealtime routines
Why Work With Us?
Southampton Children's Hospital Route: Parents can see the professional route, dietetic or feeding scope and safeguarding questions before trusting someone with their child’s nutrition.
Medical Nutrition and Specialist Paediatrics: Support looks at intake, growth, symptoms, safe foods, feeding history and family routines so the plan fits real life, not an idealised food chart.
Parent and Professional Connection: Hospital dietetics can help families link symptoms, growth and treatment instead of carrying disconnected advice home.
Location
Online / In-person
NHS hospital pathway by referral
Typical Wait Time
Ask provider
Fees / Price Range
NHS referral route
Assessment Tools / Approach
Medical nutrition, allergy, gastroenterology, growth, tube feeding, nutrition support and specialist paediatric dietetic care
Self-referral Accepted
Private routes may accept parent enquiries; NHS/HSC routes usually need referral or local eligibility checks
Written Report Included
Ask provider about written dietetic advice, feeding plans and professional letters
Post-diagnosis Support
Support can be relevant where restricted eating, sensory eating, autism, ADHD, anxiety, developmental delay or wider SEND pressure is part of the mealtime picture
Daily Living Skills
Feeding, mealtime routines, nutrition, growth, allergy management, tube feeding confidence and family food routines
School Support
Ask provider about nursery, school or GP-facing letters
Home / School Visits
NHS hospital pathway by referral