Home Enteral Nutrition
(HEN)
Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) is equipment to assist eating and drinking equipment when children and adults cannot eat and drink normally or get enough food or drink to keep them healthy. This includes:
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Nutritional Supplyment Drink
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Thickened Fluid
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Tube Feeding
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Eating or Drinking Equipment
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HEN Bolius Feed
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Continuous Feed
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Enteral Nutrition
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HEN Tubes
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HEN Pump With Accessories
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Gastronomy Devises
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Extension sets of bolus feeding
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Bolus syringes
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Additional cost of food when necessary
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HEN Equipment repairs
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Hen Equipment Delivery
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People who may need HEN products include
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People who aren’t able to eat or drink enough to meet their nutritional needs through their diet alone
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People who have swallowing problems after a stroke or as a result of treatment for head and neck cancer
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People who have a physical or intellectual disability and have difficulty eating or drinking
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People who are not able to absorb enough nutrition from their food and drinks due to bowel disease or surgery
Types of HEN Products
Bolus Feed
A set volume of formula given at the same rate as normal drinking
Continuous Feed
A set volume of formula given over a number of hours
Enteral Nutrition
Any form of nutrition which uses the stomach or small bowel
Gastronomy Tube
G-Tube
A tube or a low profile device which is inserted through the skin into the stomach.
Gravity Feed
A set volume of formula given through a feeding set using gravity or syringe
Jujunal Tube
(J-Tube
A tube inserted directly into the small bowel
Nasogastric Tube
Nasojejunal Tube
A tube inserted through the nose into the small bowel
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostromy
(PEG)
A procedure to insert a gastrostomy tube
HEN Pump Accesories
Pump often free on loan but includes other consumables for people who do not also syringe feed