Time frames are not always maintained when referrals span a normal weekend. SHSCT G Patients are referred to SLT Ongoing Capacity issues for SLT via GP/Consultant Criteria for referral to SLT is in place and nursing/ medical staff are aware of procedure for referring to SLT service. WHSCT G Answer as at point 1 Medicines Swallowing difficulties as Management, before. HSCB IHCP See above. – Domestic Care KEY CHARACTERISTIC 3. The care provider must include specific guidance on food and beverage services and nutritional care in its service delivery and accountability arrangements Menus are planned to BHSCT G Meals are planned with A Group which includes Appendix 3 achieve optimum Dietician colleagues to ensure catering and dietetics nutrition and that all patient meals, including colleagues are putting in place hydration special diets, are nutritionally a standardised menu across balanced and coded. Belfast Trust, changing twice per annum. This will be Standard recipes are used. completed by April 2016. Menus are coded using a
Time frames are not always maintained when referrals span a normal weekend. SHSCT G Patients are referred to SLT via GP/Consultant Criteria for referral to SLT is in place and nursing/ medical staff are aware of procedure for referring to SLT service. Ongoing Capacity issues for SLT WHSCT G Answer as at point 1 Medicines Management, HSCB Swallowing difficulties as before. IHCP – Domestic Care See above. KEY CHARACTERISTIC 3. The care provider must include specific guidance on food and beverage services and nutritional care in its service delivery and accountability arrangements Menus are planned to achieve optimum nutrition and hydration BHSCT G Meals are planned with Dietician colleagues to ensure that all patient meals, including special diets, are nutritionally balanced and coded. Standard recipes are used. Menus are coded using a A Group which includes catering and dietetics colleagues are putting in place a standardised menu across Belfast Trust, changing twice per annum. This will be completed by April 2016. Appendix 3
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