Newsletter Series 2 No 12 Your Endeavours continue to be recognised. The Long Room at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London in late January saw you efforts in 2014 gain further recognition when Nutrition and Hydration Week collected the Health and Vitality Public Sector Award, the week was also runner up the Communications Award (not bad for two caterers and nurse). The week was recognised because of the work you all did in raising the profile of food and drink in health and social care (LTC) settings in March 2014. A big thankyou to you all for your support and continued support of the week and the passion to bring good nutritional care, including hydration to those you care for and the wider stakeholders. It was great to see the week nominated among a list of national and multi national companies. It places the collective we are, providers and suppliers – large and small – health and social / LTC – caterer/foodservice and clinical+, amongst the big multi nationals, demonstrating the tremendous effort and work you put in not just to the week but everyday is now being recognised. Plans are continuing to come in via emails, Twitter, & Facebook. Here are some of the latest. The University Hospitals of Leicester have decided to focus each day on a different theme of relating to Nutrition and Hydration within the hospital. Their timetable of the week is: Monday – Highlighting the importance of the MUST screening tool for malnutrition. Tuesday – Focus on the importance of hydration including guidance on ensuring each patient receives hydration as part of their experience and safety. Wednesday – Worldwide afternoon cream tea (to be sponsored by Nutricia) on our care of the elderly/dementia wards. Thursday – Focusing on how to accurately weigh patients and complete food record charts as part of our nutrition care. Friday – A particular focus on the importance of Complan shakes in hydration which are currently being introduced across the NHS trust. Keep up to date on @NHWeek nutrition and hydration week Newsletter They are also producing/resourcing leaflets and posters to promote each theme and these will be available on all wards. They will promote the week through the staff internet, patient website, trust newsletter, and social media including twitter. In addition they are producing a video which will summarise their key messages from Nutrition and Hydration week with a particularly focus on the worldwide afternoon tea. This video will be used as part of the ‘everybody counts’ campaign which the trust is currently running with the video will be open for staff and the public to view. The Army and Royal Air Force are on board The defence caterer ISS is running a hydration promotion during the week to promote water and hydration in general to the Army and Royal Air Force. During the week a free bottle of mineral water will be served with every meal and this is backed up by a poster campaign to remind the officers and ranks of the importance of good hydration along with their daily rations. In Esher, Surrey Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, Surrey, a local charity dedicated to providing free, high-quality compassionate care and support for patients, their families and carers are planning many events during the week pharmacy stand, a Healthy Lunchbox competition & wellness event for staff Jersey General Hospital, Jersey Channel Islands They are engaging in the Nutrition and Hydration Week and are participating in the afternoon tea event with tea and cupcakes on five of their inpatient areas. In addition they are currently planning other daily activities throughout the week to promote nutrition and hydration. Avon View, Christchurch in Dorset Their plans for the week are Monday morning – a trip out to the local Supermarket, looking at the fresh foods. In the afternoon they are holding a flavoured water tasting session. Tuesday morning – Canapés and cocktails in the hairdressers. Lunch time, St Patricks day lunch celebrating St Patricks day with Baileys, Guinness, Irish Soda bread. Wednesday afternoon – Tea’s from around the world and cream tea. Thursday morning – Fruit Smoothies with Mariza, followed in the afternoon by a food quiz. Fruity Friday ends off the week with fruit tasting and a quiz. Keep up to date on @NHWeek nutrition and hydration week Newsletter Nutrition and Hydration Week Ambassadors Our Ambassadors have a key role to play as part of Nutrition and Hydration Week in promoting the week to their colleagues, peers, organisations, sharing examples of great practice across their networks, encouraging participation in activities week, seeking opportunities to support local organisations and acting as spokespersons for the campaign. New Ambassadors for Nutrition and Hydration Week 2015 Vick Shaw – Quality Matters Manager, Prime Life Limited Jamie Edmunds – Community Nurse, Peninsula Community Health Michael Porter – Nutrition Assistant, Northumbria Healthcare Bronwynn Bennett – Workforce Planning & Development Officer, Kirklees Council Eleni Tsiompanou – Associate Specialist Physician in Palliative Medicine, Princess Alice Hospice Kerry Bond – Dietitian, University Hospitals of Leicester Paul Robottom – Managing Director, Caterplus Allison Baxter – Nutrition Nurse Specialist Lead, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Lynn George – Clinical Dietetic Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Lesley Cruickshank – Quality Improvement Officer, Strategy, Transformation and Commissioning Support, Essex County Council Kieran Attreed-James – Quality Improvement Officer, Strategy, Transformation and Commissioning Support, Essex County Council Our existing Ambassadors from 2014 Andrew Archer – Managing Director, Dewberry Redpoint Cost Sector Catering Kim Beechers – Catering Manager, Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust Ellie Brown, Activity Facilitator, Coventry and Warks PCT Howard Cartledge – Catering Services Manager, North Manchester/Fairfield Hospitals Maxine Cartz – Registered Dietitian Compass Group UK & Ireland Limited Sue Cawthray – CEO, Harrogate Neighbours Colin Chapman – Head of Catering, University Hospital of North Tees & Hartlepool Jane Coleman – Marketing Development & Site Service, Nottingham County Council Simon Cox – Managing Director, ISS Andrea Evans – Nutrition Assistant, Derby Hospitals (@Andie_E) David Evans – Head of Facilities and Hotel Services, Birmingham South Mental Health Trust Liz Evans – Chair, National Nutrition Nurses Groups Paul Freeston – Chief Executive, Apetito UK Radhika Ganesan – President, AFND, India Sir Edward Garnier – QC and MP Lynn George – Clinical Dietitian Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospital Janice Gillian – Crosshouse Hospital Kilmarnock Baroness Sally Greengross OBE – Life Peer House of Lords, President/Chief Executive International Longevity Centre Kate Hall – External Affairs Manager, Nutricia Carol Harris – Food & Nutrition Manager, Leicestershire County Council Sue Hawkins – Care Catering Services Manager, Dorset County Council Guy Heasman – Hotel Services Manager, The Horder Centre Kevin Henry – Manager, Montreux Living Keep up to date on @NHWeek nutrition and hydration week Newsletter Anglee Jabble – Sector Manager, Healthcare Brakes Aidan Kehoe – Chief Executive, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Kay Lawton – Deputy Head of Facilities, Leeds Teaching Hospital Mark Lewis – Editor Caterer and Hotelkeeper Silva Lucinda – Advanced Specialist Dietitian, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Rachael Masters – Senior Specialist Dietitian Focus on Under-nutrition, County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Alfred Matthews – Group Manager Food Service, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia Lyn Mcintyre – Deputy Director of Patient Experience, NHS England – Midlands Sophie Murray – Head of Nutrition and Hydration, Avante Partnership John Patison – Healthcare Hotel Service Consulting, Australia Trevor Payne – Director of Estates & Facilities, Barts Health NHS Trust Ian Robinson – General Manager Hotel Service, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Annu Sharma – Healthcare Dietitian, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust Eileen Shepherd – Clinical editor, Nursing Times John Spencer – Catering Manager, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Ruth Smith – Dietitian, Anglia Crown Emma Strachan – Health Improvement Specialist (Food), The Office of the Director of Public Health Leeds Judy Stricharuk – Ontario Society of Nutrition Management, Canada Pat Sylvain – Complete Purchasing Solutions, Ontario, Canada Eleni Tsiompanou – Associate Specialist in Palliative Medicine Mark Taylor – Foodservice Channel Controller, Premier Food & Chair of NACC South East Region Stephen Vaughan-Atkins – Hospitality Manager, Signature Miromar, Herne Bay Jill Venables – Head of Facilities, Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals Preston Walker – Oak House Care Home & Award winning Chef Sandra Walton – Patient Engagement Manager, Royal Liverpool Hospital Tracey Warren – Matron, Nottingham University Hospitals Julie Westwell – Trust Catering Manager, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Bridget White – Housekeeper, Shotley Stroke Unit – The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Rob Winfield – Head of Catering, Royal Derby Hospital Clare Woodcock – Assistant Dietetic Practitioner, South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Stuart Wray – Head of Catering, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust If you would like to be a Nutrition and Hydration Week Ambassador contact us via www.nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk/our-ambassadors/ . We look forward to hearing from you. Keep up to date on @NHWeek nutrition and hydration week Newsletter Unusual uses for a NH Week Lanyards No 1. We had this in from Derek Johnson, who just happened to have 2 lanyards on him when his binoculars strap broke on his holiday! …and finally don’t forget There are still a few places left so book now. ‘Let’s Drive Patient Catering Together’ The Power of 3 This unique and exciting event uniting nurses, dietitians and caterers Determine how your service can jointly help influence and lead the future Enable nutrition and hydration care that benefits your PATIENTS Help to develop and decide positive measures that impact on the critical ‘LAST 9 YARDS’ of patient food services Tuesday 17th March 2015 in Birmingham, England. The venue is the - The Post Graduate Medical Centre, UHB, QE Hospital Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2WB Book now direct – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/driving-patient-catering-together-tickets15217735657 - £43.00 inc VAT Contact for Newsletter items, photos, plans, ideas, any comments send them to [email protected] Thank you Keep up to date on @NHWeek nutrition and hydration week
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