Advancing Practice in Food Service Dietetics (2 Day Course)

Facilitators: Rebecca Deeley & Tara Hargreaves

Day 1 15 January 2027 - BDA Birmingham start time 10.00 am

Day 2 22 January 2027 - MS Teams start time 09.00 am

Join us on this 2-day blended learning course.  The course is not only aimed at food service dietitians, but it also extends to catering managers, kitchen staff, and relevant colleagues, including support workers, within your trusts/organisations who may benefit from attending.

The course focuses on workload planning, menu planning & design and nutritional analysis of recipes and menus.  It has been designed to support staff in developing their knowledge, skills, and confidence in this area. We believe it could be a valuable learning opportunity for many catering teams across our organisations, including NHS Acute Trusts, NHS Mental Health Trusts, Non-NHS or Private Healthcare Organisations, Catering Managers and Contractors, and Procurement Organisations. The course may also be particularly relevant for dietitians working in dual roles or those undertaking catering lead responsibilities alongside their clinical duties.

-             Regulations, legislation, and hospital food standards

-             Recipe, menu analysis, and menu composition

-             Sustainability

-             Staff and visitor, retail food standards within healthcare

-             Guidance and support in writing a food and nutrition strategy

The course will include networking opportunities, collaboration exercises, workshops, and lectures and provide attendees with all the information they would need to work within the food service sector. 

The Independent Review of Hospital Food, published by DHSC in October 2020, recommended that ‘there is a named food service dietitian in every Trust responsible for overseeing patient, staff and visitor catering, with appropriate funding to support this role outside of clinical duties.’ This recommendation has been strengthened by the new National Healthcare Food and Drink Standards 2022 which has now made it mandatory for NHS Trusts to have a food service dietitian. This course will be a must-have to support the knowledge and skills for these specialist dietitians.

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Cost:

• BDA Member £365
• Non-Member £500