Good Practice in CARE

Meeting the Challenge of Malnutrition in Hospitals

Andy Jones

National Chair of HCA

Working Together Across the UK to Manage & Reduce Malnutriton

• BDA

• BAPEN

• NACC

• RCN

• SaLT

• NHS Trusts – acute, community, mental health

• Care Homes

• Patient Association: CARE Campaign

• Malnutrition Task Force

• Carers UK: Care about Nutrition

• AGE UK

• Food Industry

• Suppliers

• Designers

PatientFocus

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Hospital Caterers – Responsibility for Malnutrition

• Awareness and Solutions– Power of Three– Nutrition and Hydration Week

• Menus and Meals– Patient Focused Menus– Specific to Groups– Mealtimes and Frequency

• Working Closer with Dietitians and Clinicians

• Food, NOT Supplements• Hospital to Home

– Care Plans– Hampers

• Local Community– Newham– Morecambe– Cornwall

Served with PassionNothing is IMPOSSIBLE3

HCA Caterers Responsiblity

• People– Trained/Focused/Committed– Local Community

• Good Food– Good Ingredients– Well Presented– Served with Knowledge

• Waste– Plate Waste – Portion Size

• Communication– PATIENT FOCUSED– Customers Information

Point for Patients and Staff

• ASK/SHARE– Ward Guides– Case Studies– CQUINS

Served with PassionNothing is IMPOSSIBLE4

So Do We NeedJames Martin?

James Martin

• Why

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James Martin – Good or Bad

• Our Jamie!− Raises the Issues– Passion and CARES– Understands Malnutrition

• What have we done– Web Site– Local Procurement/Community– Not Just Traditional Cooking

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What Has HCA Done To Date?

• Food Panel− Standards and Recommendations− MUST NOT BE TICK BOX

• Ward Service Group• Local Procurement

– Community– Delivery Services

• Using MEDIA• Campaigning/Lobbying• INVOLVE PATIENTS

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Together We Must & Have to CHANGE

We have almost become‘TOO POSH TO NOSH’

‘Good Food for Good Life’

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Together We Can CHANGE

ANY QUESTIONS?

OH YES I HAVE ONE!

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE