Catering Services

Description

Catering for our patients, visitors and staff is provided by our in-house catering team. Our meals are prepared fresh each day, in our on-site purpose built kitchen, supporting local growers and suppliers.

Head of Service

Paul Straughair

Direct Telephone No

01722 336262

Extension No

2064

The Catering Department is Soil Association Accredited.

This accreditation asks that:

Caterers in hospitals can demonstrate their compliance with national standards or guidelines on food and nutrition.
At least 75% of dishes on the menu are freshly prepared (on site or at a local hub kitchen) from unprocessed ingredients.
All meat is from farms which satisfy UK animal welfare standards.
No fish are served from the Marine Conservation Society ‘fish to avoid’ list.
Eggs are from free range hens.
No undesirable additives or artificial trans fats are used.
No genetically modified ingredients are used.
Drinking water is prominently available.
Menus are seasonal and in-season produce is highlighted.
Information is on display about food provenance.
Menus provide for all dietary and cultural needs.
All suppliers have been verified to ensure they apply appropriate food safety standards.

To deliver the nutritional needs and expectations of our customers and patients, our menus are developed by our professional Chefs, patients, staff, Dieticians, Foundation Trust Governors and feedback from members of the public.

In a typical year our kitchens:

Prepare over 550,000 meals
Spent over £1,200,000 on food
Purchase 60,000 litres of milk, 18,000 loaves of bread, 4 tonnes of chicken
Prepare over 100,000 sandwiches

Patient Menus

Restaurants and coffee shops

Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.