Contributions & Recognition
The team have contributed and been recognised in several national documents.
Quick Guide: allied health professionals enhancing health for people in care homes
Using Nutrition Support NICE Quality Standards as a basis to improve management of malnourished care home residents with a Food First approach
Guidance – Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015 – 2018
Presentations
The team have presented at several national events:
Primary Care Live (2019) – Food First Approach: best practice
BDA Vision (2017) – The value of working in partnership with care homes to provide a unique and sustainable approach to malnutrition
Food Matters Live (2016) – Training frontline staff to improve nutritional care
Food Matters Live (2015) - Considering the social and psychological factors in nutrition: making the mealtime experience enjoyable and appealing
Awards
The Team are proud to have won or been nominated for many local and national awards for outstanding work. See our latest achievements below:
NICE Shared Learning Awards (2018) – Finalist; for tackling malnutrition in care homes using a sustainable, non-medicalised approach.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS 70th Anniversary Exemplary Contribution (2018) – Awarded for the team’s continued commitment to improving the identification and management of malnutrition and dehydration in the community.
Advancing Healthcare Awards: Improving Quality, Measuring and Demonstrating Impact (2018) – Finalist; for the work the Food First Project has accomplished when transferring the project into Herts Valleys.
South Essex Partnership Trust: In Tune Award (November 2016) – Multiple members of the team were have been awarded this due to their achievements and provision of excellent customer service on a daily basis.
Health Service Journal (HSJ): Value in Healthcare Award (2016) – The team was shortlisted for the Value and Improvement in Medicines Management category at national Health Science Journal ‘Value in Healthcare’ Awards.
Advancing Healthcare Awards: Improving Quality, Measuring and Demonstrating Impact (2016) – Finalist; for the work the Food First Project does in terms of demonstrating our impact and measuring outcomes.