This is a multi-agency programme of work between NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland and Health Facilities Scotland. The overall aim of this integrated programme is to improve the nutritional care of patients in hospitals.
Within NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) there are two strands of work
- the development of a Practice Development Framework and
- a second round of NHS QIS reviews against the Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care Standards (Full peer review of standards 3, 4 & 5 and a progress report of standards 1, 2 & 6)
Project initiation date: December 2007
Scheduled completion date: December 2009
Project team members and contributors
Eileen Moir & Penny Bond, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Jeannette Morrison, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Sheena Wright, Scottish Government
Colette Ferguson, NHS Education
David Bedwell, Health Facilities Scotland
Project aims and objectives
The programme will address four priority areas:
- Ensuring all healthcare staff groups involved in the provision of food and fluid have the knowledge, skills and capability to optimise nutritional care as part of the patient experience through the development of a capability framework and commissioning of educational initiatives (Lead: NHS Education)
- Improving clinical practice by developing and implementing a practice development programme of work, building on the issues identified during the first review against the standards and the Audit Scotland Report : Catering for Patients A Follow Up Report (Lead: QIS )
- Developing and implementing joint planning and service delivery objectives across clinical and facilities teams through the implementation of the forthcoming National Catering and Nutrition Specification for Food and Fluid Provision in Hospitals in Scotland (Leads HFS/NHS QIS)
- Optimum utilisation of resources to minimise wastage that would otherwise have a negative financial, environmental and service delivery impact. (Lead: HFS)
Improving Nutritional Care Programme Newsletter
September 2008 edition (PDF, 326K, 45secs)Contact information
Penny Bond, Professional Officer 0131 623 4349
Jeannette Morrison, Programme Manager 0131 623 4345
Sheena Wright, Nursing Officer
Colette Ferguson, Programme Director
David Bedwell, Assistant Director