IV Infusion Parties
What Is an IV Infusion Nutrient Party?
A drip with your mates. What actually happens at a group infusion session, how it is run, who tends to book one, and what everyone has to do beforehand.
By Joy Pooley, RCN, RMW 2 min read
Updated
People ask me what an infusion party actually is often enough that it deserves a straight answer, so here is one. It is not a euphemism for anything and it is not a novelty. It is a group booking, run the same way as an individual appointment, in someone’s lounge instead of my clinic room.
What it looks like
Your crew on the couch, drips up, kettle on, stories flowing. I come to you, set up, and look after everyone one at a time while the rest carry on talking. Each drip runs 30 to 45 minutes, and I stagger the group so nobody sits around waiting for their turn.
That is genuinely the whole thing. The novelty is the setting, not the treatment.
Who books them
- Sports teams before or after tournaments, races and big events
- Workmates on a wellness day, or a team session with a difference
- Hens’ groups, birthdays and weekend-away crews
- Retreats and wellness days that want a nurse-led option on the schedule
- Wedding parties in the lead-up
- Two or three mates together at one of my clinic spaces, by arrangement
The part people do not expect
Every guest is treated as their own patient. That means every guest fills in their own health questionnaire before the day, has their own consult with me, and has their own prescription written by our overseeing doctor before I turn up.
Nobody gets an infusion because their friend booked one. If your health history means it is not right for you, I will say so, and I would rather say it on the phone a week out than in your lounge on the day.
It is also why these need a bit of notice. The paperwork and the prescribing happen in advance, and they are not negotiable.
If you are thinking about one
The parties and groups page has how a session runs and what it costs, and request the menu if you want the full list and pricing. Tell me the occasion, roughly how many people and where, and I will come back with a plan.
General information only, written by a registered nurse. It is not a diagnosis and it is not a substitute for advice about your own health. If something here sounds like you, talk to your GP or get in touch.