Forum in the Glen
Tuesday 16 April 2024
14.00 | Registration opens, Foyer, Macdonald Aviemore Resort centre |
19.30 | Informal dinner |
Wednesday 17 April 2024
08.30 | Registration opens, Foyer, Macdonald Aviemore Resort centre |
08.30 | Exhibition Opens, Osprey Suite |
10.30 |
Opening of the 2024 Forum Hospital Caterers Association and Rachel McTavish, Forum Facilitator The scene will be set for the coming two days of Forum sessions before handing over to our Forum Facilitator, Rachel McTavish |
11.00 |
HCA Updates Brian Robb, National Chair, Hospital Caterers Association |
11.30 |
Catering vs Hospitality - Helping your staff understand their value |
12.00 | Lunch & Exhibition - Exhibition in Osprey Suite; lunch in Food Court |
13.45 |
Promoting staff wellbeing Dr Hans Hartung, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and Staff Wellbeing & Support Clinical Lead, NHS Ayrshire & Arran Trust A session focusing on staff wellbeing and support with a focus on physical, emotional and mental health. The session will act as the foundation for the workshop sessions. |
14.15 |
Managing your carbon footprint - Angela Tregear, Professor of marketing, University of Edinburgh Business School and Tim Radcliffe, Net Zero Prgramme Manager, NHS England This session will act as the foundation for the workshop sessions later in the day. |
14.45 |
Tea & Exhibition Viewing - Osprey Suite |
15.30 - 16.45 |
The Good, the Bad, The Ugly Workshops - the honest conversation |
16.45 | Day 1 closes |
18.30 | President's VIP Drinks Reception |
18.45 | Drinks reception - foyer / food court |
19.00 | HCA Oscars - Auditorium |
20.15 | Presidents Gala Dinner, Peregrine Suite |
Thursday 18 April 2024 |
08.30 | Registration opens, Foyer, Macdonald Aviemore Resort centre |
08.30 | Exhibition opens - Osprey Suite |
09.30 |
Raising Nutrition - how to get people to understand better nutrition Jenna Mosimann and David Titman, Co-Founders of RaisingNutrition Ltd |
10.00 |
Food Safety, Pause Strategy Gill Murphy - Deputy Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing Safety, Quality and User Experience, Health & Social Care Northern Ireland The Food Safety Pause programme has been implemented in Northern Ireland hospitals to encourage catering staff to engage with the patients they're serving to identify any concerns before the food is served. Gill will talk about the way the scheme works and how it can be rolled across other hospitals. |
10.30 |
Exhibition and coffee - Osprey Suite |
11.00 |
Keynote session - Good Food Nations Plan Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government |
11.30 |
Four nations procurement panel session Loraine Hartley - NHS Scotland, Phil Shelley NHS England, Romano Provini, NHS Wales and Rodney Smith, Northern Ireland A four nations procurement-focussed session that takes an overview of the work being done in each nation, what changes in Government are likely to mean and what are the key great practice lessons we can all learn from. |
12.30 |
Lunch and exhibition viewing - Exhibition in Osprey Suite; delegate lunch in Food Court |
14.00 | Presentation of stand prizes - Osprey Suite |
14.30 |
NHS Hospital Food, an Insiders Tale - Billy Cunningham During his presentation, Billy will give a brief history of hospital food over the past 100 years, then bring it up-to-date discussing recent developments and national reviews. Billy has 25 years NHS experience as both head of catering and service improvement consultancy. |
15.00 |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - workshop feedback sessions The key findings from the workshop sessions will be shared with the whole group to take away ideas that can be implemented across all settings to improve hospital catering. |
15.30 | Comfort beak |
15.45 |
Motivational session - Kenny Logan |
16.30 | Official forum close and branch handover to the 2025 FMT |
16.45 | Day 2 close. |
19.00 |
Branch dinner drinks reception, followed by dinner and entertainment at 19.30 - Peregrine Suite |
NB: All timings and session content subject to change |
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