Keynote address

Jonathan Ashworth MP will be addressing delegates on a Labour Party commitment to NHS catering and food.

Update to BDA Digest

Maxine Cartz, Registered Dietitian, Medirest (Compass Group UK & Ireland)

Lauren Bowen  - Registered Dietitian  ISS Healthcare

Maxine and Lauren will give delegates an overview of the recent update to the BDA Digest in this bitesize session.

As a passionate advocate of the principle that food is as important to a patient’s recovery as the medical care they receive, Dr Michael Dixon will show how hospital caterers and clinicians can work together to improve patient care.

Power of three - Nottingham Case Study - PJ Paralysis initiative and memory menu

Nicola Strawther, Chief Dietetic Technician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Chris Neale, Head of Catering, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Ann Marie Riley, Deputy Chief Nurse,   Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham NHS Trust are a great example of catering teams, dietitians and clinicians working together to improve a patient’s time in their care with initiatives such as ending “PJ paralysis” and working on a memory menu for those living with dementia.

Change Management

Juliette Yardley

Changes in the workplace are inevitable from updates to working practices to restructures of departments and teams.  In this session, Juliette will offer delegates the tools they need  on how to handle change yourself and manage your team through a period of change.

Drinks Reception & President's Gala & Awards Dinner

AGM (members only)

Future challenges – Panel session

With Brexit looming and the uncertainty this is bringing to our industry, we will be holding a panel session to cover key issues facing hospital caterers including rising food costs, potential labour shortages and the impact of the apprenticeship levy and delivering the right service level agreements where delegates will have the opportunity to hear from and pose questions to panel members:

Darren Byford - YPO

Paul Freeston - apetito

Julian Fris - Neller Davies

Alistair Sandall - Institute of Hospitality

Culinary medicine

Dr Rupy Aujla - The importance of nutrition in a patient’s care is overlooked in current medical training. Following success in the US, Dr Rupy Aujla is working with medical schools in the UK to incorporate both nutrition training and practical cooking sessions into the curriculum which can only work towards clinicians seeing the importance of food as part of a patient’s hospital experience.

Following on from his forum session, Dr Rupy Aujla will demonstrate some of his dishes in the exhibition live theatre area.

Lunch and exhibition viewing, presentation of stand prizes

Last 9 Yards - The four nation’s approach

Wales – David Wismann, Model Ward project update

England – Amanda Cartmill, Topic tbc    

Northern Ireland – Tony O’Hara, Regional Dysphagia training workstream

Scotland – Robert McLaughlin, Person Centred Care

Each of the four nations will be represented in this session as we hear about examples of good practice on the all-important ‘Last 9 Yards’ initiatives in improving a patient’s hospital experience.

Official forum close and branch handover

Drinks Reception & Branch Dinner