The Green Healthcare Programme has produced a Case Study on the Food Waste Prevention Programme implemented by St. Michael’s Hospital Dun Laoighaire.
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This Case Study outlines the positive measures implemented for the prevention of food waste and healthcare risk waste including:
- Reducing the quantity of food provided in bulk to the wards (sufficient food still provided)
- Protected meals policy
- Continual review of the nutritional content of food provided to patients, to maximise nutritional intake of patients
- Regular training of staff to ensure the correct meal (portion size, consistency, etc.) is ordered for patients
- Packaging of unserved food from the kitchen into meals, that are placed in a chilled vending machine for out-of-hours meal provision