...Bahareh Amirkalali; Saeed Hosseini; Fatemeh Ramezani; Sara Nejati; Neda Nayebi; Bagher Larijani Purpose The purpose of this paper is first to examine whether standard hospital food met patients' requirements and second, to evaluate the effect of individualized dietary intervention on weight, BMI...

.... The purpose of this paper is to examine the contents of vending machines available in the vicinity of paediatric wards and paediatric out‐patient departments in hospitals in Wales. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaires are completed by staff in the Department of Child Health in each NHS Trust...

...Eva. Høy Engelund; Anne Lassen; Bent Egberg Mikkelsen Purpose Hospital food has come into focus during the last decade due to reports of under‐nutrition and at the same time food service has undergone significant changes. The aim of this paper is to document and discuss the change in technology...

... that they are produced for. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Nutrition Diet Catering Hospitals Schools In order to assess the nutritional value of a diet an estimation of the nutritional content of the foods consumed as part of that diet is necessary. Therefore the nutritional content of any dishes...

...Michelle Fabian This paper sets out to describe a patient feeding intervention designed by a trust dietitian and a contract catering dietitian. Recent findings have indicated that many hospital patients are admitted to hospital in a malnourished state and that a greater percentage are discharged...

...Mabel Blades Outlines the importance of adequate and nutritional standards of meals for patients in hospitals. Malnutrition has been identified as a real problem. Many different people are involved with feeding patients, and all need to be aware of the problems with, and solutions to, providing...

... and dietitians share a common purpose and responsibility within health care, to feed patients to the best standard they can within the constraints of hospital meal services, ensuring that nutritionally adequate and appetising food is provided. Hence, their successful collaboration is essential for optimal...

...John S.A. Edwards; Andrew H.M. Nash While there is considerable anecdotal evidence and some research indicating poor nutritional intake and high levels of food wastage in hospitals, there have been no studies relating these issues to the catering system used. The overall purpose of this study...

...P. McGlone; J. Dickerson; J. Davies Looks mainly at issues raised during an investigation based on hospital “feeding” of Bengali and British patients in a large general hospital. Particularly considers a range of factors relating to the carrying out of such an investigation, including recruitment...