2.6 All staff/volunteers have Staff and volunteer MUST e-learning The Trust to raise Dietician the appropriate skills and competency is mandatory the profile of Team. competencies needed to assessment. module for all nurses nutrition through ensure that the nutritional Adverse incidents further training on and fluid needs of people continue to be Nutrition training is the wards to all using care services are reported. part of all health care health care met. All staff/ volunteers professionals training professionals. receive regular training but needs higher on nutritional care and priority for greater management impact on patient care. 2.7 Outcome of PLACE Good catering Meets standard Trevor Facilities and services assessment provision. Cook chill Chacksfield are designed to be continues to exceed meals of good Sally Furniss flexible and centred on Action:- national average standard Menu Ward the needs of the people Maintain current choices meet Managers using them. cycle of continuous patient’s needs. review and PLACE score Ongoing development to 93.52% for food, ensure food service 4.73% above continues to meet national average. all patients’ needs *Patients were surveyed and requested that their main meal is served at lunchtime. Snacks and beverages available 24 hours a day 2.8 The care-providing Food and Nutrition Do not have an Food and Nutrition Trevor organisation has a policy Policy in place to overall Food and Policy needs to be Chacksfield for food service and underpin good Nutrition Policy in produced to cover & Sally nutritional care, which is nutritional care. place other than a all aspects of food Furniss centred on the needs of ward food hygiene service. people using the service. policy. April 2015 Performance in delivering that care effectively is managed in line with local governance and regulatory frameworks. 2.9 Food service and Adverse incidents The Trust carries out Meets standard Ward nutritional care is continue to be its activities within Managers provided safely reported and acted current relevant Facilities & Action:- upon. legislative Dieticians
2.6 All staff/volunteers have the appropriate skills and competencies needed to ensure that the nutritional and fluid needs of people using care services are met. All staff/ volunteers receive regular training on nutritional care and management Staff and volunteer competency assessment. Adverse incidents continue to be reported. MUST e-learning is mandatory module for all nurses Nutrition training is part of all health care professionals training but needs higher priority for greater impact on patient care. The Trust to raise the profile of nutrition through further training on the wards to all health care professionals. Dietician Team. 2.7 Facilities and services are designed to be flexible and centred on the needs of the people using them. Outcome of PLACE assessment continues to exceed national average Good catering provision. Cook chill meals of good standard Menu choices meet patient’s needs. PLACE score 93.52% for food, 4.73% above national average. *Patients were surveyed and requested that their main meal is served at lunchtime. Snacks and beverages available 24 hours a day Meets standard Action:- Maintain current cycle of continuous review and development to ensure food service continues to meet all patients’ needs Trevor Chacksfield Sally Furniss Ward Managers Ongoing 2.8 The care-providing organisation has a policy for food service and nutritional care, which is centred on the needs of people using the service. Performance in delivering that care effectively is managed in line with local governance and regulatory frameworks. Food and Nutrition Policy in place to underpin good nutritional care. Do not have an overall Food and Nutrition Policy in place other than a ward food hygiene policy. Food and Nutrition Policy needs to be produced to cover all aspects of food service. Trevor Chacksfield & Sally Furniss April 2015 2.9 Food service and nutritional care is provided safely Adverse incidents continue to be reported and acted upon. The Trust carries out its activities within current relevant legislative Meets standard Action:- Ward Managers Facilities & Dieticians
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