Dietetic and Catering Department

Department Background

Missions

1. To provide dietetic services to patients with different medical concerns
2. To serve appropriate and safe food according to the standards of the Hospital Authority Dietetic Manual 

Scope of Services

(1) Dietetic service 

Service Targets

• Inpatients
• Day patients
• Elderly in Old Age Homes that are under the care of the Community Geriatrics Assessment Team (CGAT)

• Enhance rehabilitation through food and nutrition, hence reduce health care costs
• Promote healthy eating to improve overall health and quality of life of patients 

Main responsibilities

• Nutrition Intervention

Individualized nutritional screening and assessment will be conducted for patients with different dietary concerns. Based on their nutritional needs, tailor-made nutrition interventions will be delivered, monitored and reviewed periodically.

• Nutrition Counseling

Patient, diagnosed with diabetes, renal disease, elevated blood lipid levels, hypertension etc., will receive individual nutrition counseling together with their relative(s) or care-taker(s) if needed. Nutrition care plans and relevant booklets/ pamphlets are provided.

• Nutrition Education

Dietitian will give up-to-date nutrition information in nutrition seminars and health promoting activities.

 

(2) Catering service

Service Targets

• In-patients
• Day patients

Objectives

• Serve a variety of food to meet nutritional needs of patients
• Practice all safety and sanitation rules and maintain food safety standards

Main responsibilities

• Provide patient meals

Our department supplies three meals a day plus snacks to patients staying at the Sandy Bay hospitals. In addition to regular diets, special diets are given to patients with therapeutic needs. We use the “Dietetic & Catering Management System” developed by the Hospital Authority for patient meals ordering. All preparation and plating of meals are centralized at Fung Yiu King Hospital then distributed to different hospital wards in meal carts. Central dish washing services are also provided for all Sandy Bay hospitals.

 

Besides regular meals, special diets in different textures are also available at the Sandy Bay hospitals:

• Service for Private wards  

In order to meet the diversified needs of patients, private meal service is available for patients in MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre and The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital. In response to this new service, our department has designed customized menu to meet different preferences.