Services

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics provides both inpatient and outpatient services to:

• Mater Adults Hospital
• Mater Children's Hospital
• Mater Children's Private Hospital
• Mater Mothers' Hospital
• Mater Mothers' Private Hospital
• Mater Private Hospital Brisbane
• Mater Private Hospital Redland.

The department provides inpatient and outpatient services to both public and private patients. Our dietitians specialise in a range of areas including paediatric nutrition, obstetric nutrition and the nutritional management of specific conditions such as cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease, inborn errors of metabolism, gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes and weight management, food allergies and food intolerances. We also provide nutrition support and education for patients receiving treatment for cancer and before and after surgery.

Dietitians are available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (see contact details below). Inpatient referrals can be made directly to the appropriate dietitian via the pager system. Public outpatient referrals must be written on a Mater Hospital referral form and can be sent via internal mail, or faxed to +61 7 3163 2442. Private outpatient referrals may be sent to Mater Health and Wellness Clinic, suite 2.3, level 2 Mater Private Clinic or faxed to +61 7 3010 5745.

There are also dietitians located at Queensland Diabetes Centre and within D.A.A.R.T..
The Nutrition and Dietetics Department also provide advice and nutrition guidelines to the Department of Foodservices in relation to therapeutic diets for hospital patients. We work closely with food service staff to meet individual dietary requirements from hospital menus. Nutrition Assistants are an important link between the dietitians and the kitchen. They ensure individual patients’ nutritional, cultural and taste preferences are met as closely as possible. They are available from 6 am to 6 pm, seven days a week (see contact details below).

Mater Health and Wellness Clinic

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics offers private nutrition outpatient services at Mater Health and Wellness Clinic. Dietitians specialise in a range of areas including paediatric nutrition, obstetric nutrition and weight management, nutritional management of patients before and after surgery, gastrointestinal disorders as well as for patients with cancer. Written referrals, including patient’s address and phone number, relevant medical details and reason for referral can be directed to:

Mater Health and Wellness Clinic,
Level 2 Mater Private Clinic,
550 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, 4101
Phone: +61 7 3010 5744

On receipt of referral, patients will be contacted regarding the next available appointment in the relevant specialist clinic. Alternatively, patients may call and book an appointment without a referral. All dietitians are registered with private health funds and patients may claim health fund rebates where available. There may be a gap payment depending on an individual’s level of health fund cover. If patients are eligible for Medicare Plus benefits, they will require a completed enhanced Primary Care allied health referral form by their GP.

For further information regarding Health and Wellness Clinic services and clinician profiles please refer to our website: wellnessclinic.mater.org.au

Staff—Dietitians

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Allied Health Reception
Level 3, Mater Children's Hospital
Raymond Terrace
South Brisbane, 4101
Phone: +61 7 3163 8585

Director Nutrition and Dietetics: Sally McCray
Adults' and Women’s Health Services Senior Dietitian: Martine Waters
Paediatric and Neonatal Services Senior Dietitian: Aoife Smith
Senior Nutrition Assistant: Jo Reynolds

QLD Diabetes Centre (QDC)
Contact Phone No: 3163 2500

DAART Dietitian's
Contact Phone No: 3163 1760