Oro-pharyngeal Feeding, Eating, Drinking, Swallowing (FEDS) Clinic

 

Contact Details for Queries and Enquiries: dl_FedsSpecialistTeam@crc.ie 

 

MDT Team: Consultant Pediatrician, Speech and Language Therapist, Dietician, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Psychology, Social Work

General Referral Criteria:

• CRC Specialist Paediatric FEDs team. 0-18 years. Presence of a disability. Local and regional service. Referral route, CRC FEDs team
• Clontarf and Waterford. Need for involvement of more than one discipline, Complex FEDs issues. Referral for 2^ndopinion, Referral for support and advice for local service
• CRC Specialist Adult FEDs teams Clontarf. 18 years +. Presence of a congenital disability/disability acquired during childhood. Local and regional service. Need for involvement of more than one discipline. Difficulty with eating and drinking related to oral (sucking, chewing, biting..) or pharyngeal (swallowing) issues. Complex FEDs issues. Referral for 2^nd opinion. Referral for support and advice for local service. Referral route, CRC FEDs team.
• Neurodevelopmental Disorder
• Oropharyngeal FEDS difficulty
• 2 or more FEDS related complexities as below
  • Age
  • Enteral Feeding
  • Degenerative /non stable condition
  • On waitlist for VFSS

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Contact Email:

dl_FedsSpecialistTeam@crc.ie

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