Publications
Publications

A range of other relevant publications are available below. 

Hospital Caterer

Published six times a year, this colour A4 Magazine is the official journal of the Hospital Caterers Association and is distributed throughout the NHS to catering and hotel services managers at all levels. The Caterer is specifically designed to inform members of the developments taking place within the industry, new working practices, technical innovations as well as providing a practical guide to purchasing.

Contributions are welcome from members and non members - please contact Tamsyn Halm at tamsyn@h2opublishing.co.uk if you have any ideas for articles or would like to see any particular topics covered in the next journal.

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Publications
Guidance

Menu planning for preventing food waste

Produced by WRAP, the menu planning webcast assists you in reducing the impact of waste, which we are all aware is a key focus for us all. This builds upon the work we did jointly did with WRAP with the screencasts which offer a step-by-step guide enabling hospital caterers to reduce food and associated packaging waste and to recycle more.

This webcast series:

  • gives an overview of waste in the healthcare sector;
  • identifies food waste prevention opportunities;
  • provides advice to help healthcare facilities prevent food waste and realise the associated cost savings; and
  • introduces WRAP’s business support including tools and guidance available under WRAP’s Hospitality and Food Service
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Guidance

Preventing Waste in the Healthcare sector

WRAP and HCA are pleased to announce that we have completed Webcasts that you should use with your teams as a training tool and to generate ideas/debate on how you can reduce WASTE.

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Nutrition Toolkit for Healthcare Catering – Allergen Labelling

Endorsed by the British Dietetic Association, (BDA Food Services Specialist Group) these Guidelines are a simple and straightforward document that provide clarity around the many demands of food labelling.

The toolkit as simple steps that must be taken in order to comply with the nutrition labelling requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 on the provision of Food Information to Consumers (EU FIC), due to come into force on the 13th December 2016.

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Guidance

Hospital Catering Solutions Guide

A good practical guide which has been specially developed for caters working within hospitals/hospices. Offers tailored insights, recipes and product solutions for your menus.

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HCA Sample Protected Mealtimes Policy

This sample policy can only ever be a starting point for Trusts and Health Boards. As each healthcare environment is different, this policy would require tailoring to meet the needs of the patient/client group and achieve local ownership.

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Guidance

HCA Guide to Crohn’s Disease and Menu Idea

A Guide to Crohn's Disease and menu ideas has been produced by the HCA in partnership with For Crohns, a copy of which can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

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