Healthcare

The money raised will be used to fund research into dysphagia in people with dementia in a residential care setting.

The RCPCH has published 'Child Health Matters - Vision for 2017' in which it sets out the key policy calls it would like all political parties to adopt, whatever the general election result on June

Chris Ash, managing director, ISS Healthcare, said: “The trust had been a valued customer up until 2009, when the next round of tendering saw another provider takeover, but we left on good terms an

Other winners on the night included Neel Radia, chair of the National Association of Care Catering, who took home the Public Sector Award.

The deal will see Anglia Crown continue to supply meals to more than 20 ISS Healthcare operated sites across the country, including Kingston Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich.

Premier found that only 46% of patients, 46% of visitors and 43% of employees have positive views of hospital food.

McKenzie succeeds Phil Shelley who has been national chair of the organisation since April 2015.

Industry leaders are being invited to attend the first meeting, which will be held at the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) forum in Belfast from April 6th-7th.

The report criticises ‘a subset of hospitals that perform poorly in almost every measure’, notes that most do so in some areas, and puts much of the blame on the lack of legal standards for hospita

As part of a ten year partnership, an investment of £550,000 will be used to extend the main hospital building.