Each chef team had one hour to cook a beef-based two course hospital meal at Hotelympia’s live theatre, in the Salon Culinaire HCA Hot Cookery competition.
The spokesperson told national media: “It is a very complex issue and there is a lot of work going on to get it right.
The awards take place at the HCA national leadership and development forum 14th - 15th April in Liverpool.
Dysphagia is the clinical term for someone experiencing swallowing difficulties and is often related to conditions such as dementia and strokes.
As a main sponsor of the NHS Sustainability Day (24th March), Quorn Foods is urging NHS Trusts to make small changes to popular menu choices in staff and visitor restaurants to realise saturated fa
And even fewer – 47% – felt confident that their knowledge and skills were sufficient to help people most at risk of malnutrition.
The prevalence of obesity in Reception (aged 4-5) across England is 9.1% for the 2014/15 period. This figure rises to 19.1% for children in Year 6 (aged 10-11).
The award is a team honour and will recognise partnership working between clinical, dietetic and catering colleagues.
The PAC report found progress has been since the last examination in improving outcomes for diabetes patients, but found there remains unacceptable variations in the take up of education programmes
Speaking to the Guardian newspaper yesterday, Stevens said a sugar tax would be introduced by 2020 to discourage staff, patients and visitors from eating and drinking high sugar snacks.