What are duties of other clinical departments to organization of nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam?

What are duties of other clinical departments to organization of nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam? What are responsibilities of head of the nutrition department or nutrition unit regarding nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam? What are responsibilities of nutrition specialists regarding nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam? What are requirements for organizational structure for nutrition in hospitals in Vietnam?

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What are duties of other clinical departments to organization of nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Circular 18/2020/TT-BYT stipulating duties of other clinical departments to organization of nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam as follows:

1. Receive and adopt patients’ diets.

2. Give dietary instructions and supervise patient’s diet compliance according to regulations.

3. Cooperate with the nutrition department or nutrition unit in inspecting and supervising compliance with regulations on nutrition operations and nutritional advice and communication provided for patients and patients’ families in their departments.

What are responsibilities of head of the nutrition department or nutrition unit regarding nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 12 of the Circular 18/2020/TT-BYT stipulating responsibilities of head of the nutrition department or nutrition unit regarding nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam as follows:

) Organize fulfillment of the nutrition department’s duties provided for in Article 9 herein and take responsibility before the hospital director for organization of hospital nutrition.

b) Manage, inspect, supervise, expedite and direct compliance with professional regulations on nutrition and food safety in their hospital.

c) Inspect and request clinical departments to strictly adopt diets suitable for the nutritional status and illness of patients. Report violations against regulations on hospital nutrition committed by individuals and departments to the hospital director.

d) Request a nutrition service provider to stop its service if it commits a violation against food safety regulations and report to the hospital director for timely handling.

dd) Participate in the drug and treatment council, scientific research council and other relevant councils of the hospital as assigned by the hospital director.

e) Perform other tasks assigned by the hospital director.

What are responsibilities of nutrition specialists regarding nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 12 of the Circular 18/2020/TT-BYT stipulating responsibilities of nutrition specialists regarding nutrition operations in hospitals in Vietnam as follows:

a) Examine, give advice on and treat nutrition-related diseases using diets suitable for the nutritional status and illness of inpatients and outpatients.

b) Cooperate with in-charge doctors and doctors of the nutrition department in examining and giving advice to patients, giving indications for cases suffering from nutritional diseases or requiring nutrition therapy, or advising in-charge doctors on diet indication.

c) Develop and adopt diets suitable for the nutritional status and illness of patients.

d) Consult with clinical departments to make nutritional interventions upon request.dd) Inspect and supervise nutrition operations and diet adoption according to regulations.

e) Fulfill duties concerning raising the awareness of nutrition and food safety of people in the hospital.

g) Perform other tasks assigned by the department head.

What are requirements for organizational structure for nutrition in hospitals in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Circular 18/2020/TT-BYT stipulating requirements for organizational structure for nutrition in hospitals in Vietnam as follows:

1. Organization of nutrition operations:

Based on the organizational and operational regulations of each hospital, the nutrition department or nutrition unit, which is a part of the clinical block, shall be established in accordance with the following regulations:

a) Hospitals with at least 100 beds must establish a nutrition department. Every 100 beds must have at least 01 nutrition specialist.

b) Hospitals with less than 100 beds must have a nutrition unit or full-time nutritionist if unable to establish a nutrition department.

2. The nutrition department shall comprise:

a) A nutrition advisory unit

b) A nutrition therapy unit

c) A meal processing and provision unit

If there is no meal processing and provision unit, the hospital must sign a contract on meal processing in the hospital with an outside organization or individual, which shall be placed under the professional and food safety supervision of the nutrition department.

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