In situations that require special nutrition, people often have many questions. Whether it’s uncertainty over the right product choice, correct usage of products or individual ingredients. We believe a close relationship with parents, patients, family members and experts in the healthcare sector is vitally important to provide them with professional support, advice or to simply listen to their needs.
That’s why we’ve been proactively providing expert support for decades. Our expert teams answer questions on products and provide professional advice on key topics concerning infant health and special medical nutrition for children and adults during illness.
1. Advice for parents
Becoming a parent marks the start of a new chapter full of joy and hope. The love and happiness a small human being can evoke are simply overwhelming. But parenthood also means great responsibility and often raises many questions.
As parents sometimes need advice or someone to listen to their needs, our teams in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have been supporting (expectant) parents for almost 40 years – advising them on key topics concerning the first 1000 days of the child’s life such as nutrition, breastfeeding, babies or pregnancy. Most of the qualified experts are themselves parents and support mothers and fathers with their expert knowledge and personal experience on a daily basis.
Parents can find the right contact partners here
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2. ADVICE ON MEDICAL NUTRITION
We set up a free advice unit over 15 years ago for all matters relating to nutritional therapy with tube-fed or liquid foods. The service is available for patients and family members as well as doctors and medical professionals from hospitals and care homes at any time. A specialist team made up of experienced medical product advisers and experts on medical enteral nutrition answer any questions about medical food and technical products, their use and maintenance as well as the covering of costs by health insurance funds or prescriptions from doctors. A highly specialised team of experts is also available for rare hereditary genetic metabolic disorders.
Patients, relatives and medical staff will always find the right contact person here.
3. THE NUTRICIA NUTRITIONAL TEAM (junior)
People who can no longer eat and drink independently due to illness are dependent on special nutrition: medical enteral nutrition with liquid and tube-fed foods. Today, this is a key part of many therapies and ensures patients obtain sufficient energy and nutrients.
Switching to tube-fed foods can raise lots of questions or cause uncertainty – both for patients and family members as well as care professionals. The Nutricia Nutrition Team has been providing support in this area for over 30 years.
The qualified health and care professionals are specialised in medical nutritional recommendations. They support all parties involved via the definition of individual nutritional recommendations, relieve congestion (transition) management at hospitals and ensure a smooth transfer to outpatient care. This service makes it easier for patients and family members to adjust to new situations and ensures they feel as though they are in good hands at all times. For better quality of life, assurance and freedom – and an optimal course of treatment.
And as many children are unable to eat and drink enough due to severe illness or disability – our Nutricia Nutrition Team Junior has specialised in enteral nutrition for children, providing expert support for our youngest patients.
Nutricia Homecare-Services in Austria and Switzerland
We provide our patients, family members and professionals with support on medical nutrition in Austria too. If a patient receiving enteral nutrition is to be discharged, the Nutricia home-care service organises needs-based training at home or in hospital in consultation with the discharging unit.
Specially trained and qualified staff provide expert support and ensure seamless care provision during transfers between hospital, home or care facilities. A 24-hour on-call service is available in emergencies and arranges a personal visit or follow-up training via the Nutricia home-care service if required to ensure effective care.
In Switzerland, we work with well-known local home-care providers in this area who support our patients at home.
Further information on this service can be found at:
Germany: Advanced Medical Nutrition | Nutricia
Austria: Advanced Medical Nutrition | Nutricia
Switzerland: Advanced Medical Nutrition | Nutricia