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Patient Food and Beverage Trolley

The Problem

Traditional tea and coffee trolleys for providing refreshments to patients are expensive to purchase and maintain, having high ongoing servicing costs and a long down time if even one aspect of the trolley is in need of repair. To compound this, the refreshments provided to patients during their stay in hospital remain one of the main sources of complaint. Further, traditional trolleys are not designed for modern ward environments in terms of infection control and practicality.

The Solution

This cost effective patient food and beverage trolley has been development by City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and offers a wide range of products to patients. The trolleys will be available on the ward at all times, offering beverages and snacks, which meet the criteria set out in the Better Hospital Food Programme. Whilst catering teams at ward level will be responsible for the maintenance of the trolley, all ward staff will have a shared interest in ensuring availability to all patients. The Patient Food and Beverage Trolley was recently awarded second prize in the Innovative Service Delivery category at the annual Bright ideas in health awards, which are organised by NHS Innovations North, and is currently being developed and will be diffused into other NHS Trusts.

For further information please contact NHS Innovations North on 0191 5164400 or email enquiry@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk.

29/Jul/2010

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