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Challenges
§ No increase in staff § No increase in budget- although some re-location spend § Smaller kitchen but bigger hospital footprint § No change to the menu § Limited input to type of food service and design
Ø layout, heat boost trolleys, equipment
Food Service Model Changes
East Melbourne
- On site Cook fresh/cook chill hybrid
- 4 week cycle menu
- Paper menus- 3 meals
- Lag time of a full day between ordering
and receiving a meal
- Inefficient collection process
- No nutrition information on menu
- Limited mid meal service at point of
service
- Poor diet safety
- Lack of ONS
Parkville
- On site Cook fresh/cook chill hybrid
- No change
- 4 week cycle menu
- No change to menu
- Bed side meal ordering ( CBORD)
- Meal ordering up to 1 meal in advance
- Order meals 24/7
- Ability to order fewer meals at 1 time
- Ability to order up to 1 hr minutes before a
meal
- Nutrition information for each item
- Daily nutrition intake summary
- Mid meal ordering and increased mid meal
- ptions
What has not changed: Malnutrition Prevalence
§ The oncology population is one of the highest risk groups for malnutrition § Oncology patients are 1.7 x more likely to be malnourished compared with other acute hospital admissions.1 § Barriers to adequate nutrition are multi-factorial Ø Barriers in the ward Ø Barriers in the kitchen
- 1. 2009 DAA Practice guidelines for the nutritional management of malnutrition in Adult patients
MST<2 38% SGA-A 11% SGA-B 44% SGA-C 7%
Overall Nutritional Status(Inpatients): Well nourished 49% Malnourished 51%
Source: Loeliger J, Kiss N. Phase II Malnutrition in Victorian Cancer Services: summary report. Department of Health and Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Melbourne.