Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Ward Food Waste Project

A practical guideWhat we were doing before

What we are doing now

Ward Food Waste Project

• Introduction of new ward meal service trolleys 2007 / 08

• Each patient received an individual menu for next days Lunch and Tea

• Menus were ticked off with patient choices• Total sheet sent to the kitchen• Introduction of the new system agreement

to allow extra for late admissions etc

Ward Food Waste Project

• Through monitoring of the ward total sheets trends began to emerge

• Exact quantities, Similar quantities, Repeat ordering, No orders.

• Introduction of ward meal monitoring • Focus by Hospital on waste costs

including food waste.• Green Healthcare Programme CTC

Monday 1st Chefs to Complete Kitchen Porter Complete Chefs to Complete Kitchen Porter

Complete

Bacon Beef Cass Bacon Beef

CassChilli Potato

Chick Curry

Chilli Potato

Chick Curry

Option 1 Lunch

Option 2 Lunch Waste 1 Waste 2

Option 1 Tea

Option 2 Tea Waste1 Waste2

Kitchen Before 9.30am

St John's Ward               

 

Our Lady's Ward               

 

St Joseph's                

 

CHC St Brigid's                

 

St Anne's Ward               

 

St Michaels Ward               

 

Onc/ Haem Ward               

 

Ward Food Waste Project

• Single ward study carried out by CTC 2010• Ward meal service working multi disciplinary

group established 2012• Second food waste study carried out by CTC on

all meal service wards 2012 • Report forwarded to WMSG• Recommendations discussed• Challenge of our particular service arrangements

Ward Food Waste Project

• Change to a spoken menu content• Menu posted on ward kitchen door• New sheet allowing patient names and

bed information• Kitchen providing only ordered portions• Tighter Ordering Chef / Manager

Ward Food Waste Project

• Food waste before project• 30% Estimated visual average• Food waste monitoring• 21% Average• Food waste following changes• 12% Average

Ward Food Waste Project

• Multi disciplinary approach• Limitations of data / A starting point• Use of single sheet for different tasks• Extend to cafeteria waste streaming• Include ward vegetables / potato • Further initiative in main kitchen colour

coding of bins• Develop a system for the cafeteria

Ward Food Waste Project

• Thanks to Mairead and her team• Thanks to worked carried out by WMSG• Thanks to OLCHC catering team

For Your Attention