Great Food, Better Care, Healthier Lives.
Thank you for attending we look forward to seeing you again next year!
Highlights
Testimonials
2025 Conference Replay
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Chairs Opening Comments
Philip Shelley – Senior Operational & Policy Manager – Soft FM / National Lead for Food – NHS England
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Live Cooking Demonstration: Retail Hospital Food & Drink
Cooking Equipment Provided by Hobart UK | Ingredients Provided by Unilever Food Solutions
Nedko Rusev – Chef Manager – Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Tim Radcliffe – Net Zero Food Programme Manager – NHS England
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Panel Discussion: Retail Hospital Food & Drink
Raouf Mansour – Head of Catering and Housekeeping – Ashford and St.Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lauren Davidge-Stringer – Marketing Director – Healthcare: Compass Group UK & Ireland
Tim Radcliffe – Net Zero Food Programme Manager – NHS England
Erica Bell – Support Service Manager – Patient and Retail Catering – Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
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Live Cooking Demonstration: ‘Soup for the soul – nourishing patients with every spoonful’
Cooking Equipment Provided by Hobart UK
Nick Vadis – Culinary Director – Foodbuy – Culinary Solutions & Chef Ambassador – NHS Supply Chain
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Panel Discussion: Children & Young People’s Hospital Food & Drink
Charlotte Fairall – CEO – Sophie’s Legacy
Katie Wright – Kitchen Superintendent – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
David Stock – Business Director – Sodexo at Queen’s Hospital Romford – run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Saachi Avis – Head of Dietetics Healthcare – Compass Group UK & Ireland
Philip Shelley – Senior Operational & Policy Manager – Soft FM / National Lead for Food – NHS England
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Live Cooking Demonstration: Food Platform Recipe
Cooking Equipment Provided by Hobart UK
Nicola Strawther – Chief Dietetic Technician – Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – National Vice Chair – Hospital Caterers Association
Michael Sharp – Culinary Specialist – NHS Supply Chain
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Special Case-Study Presentation: Leadership Matters
Sarah Foulds – Head of Facilities – Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Panel Discussion: Food Allergens
Nicola Strawther – Chief Dietetic Technician – Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – National Vice Chair – Hospital Caterers Association
Lauren Davidge-Stringer – Head of Marketing – Healthcare: Compass Group UK & Ireland
Charlotte Fairall – CEO – Sophie’s Legacy
Sarah Foulds – Head of Facilities – Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Wrap-Up: What Did We Like & Learn at HCL 2025?
Tim Radcliffe – Net Zero Food Programme Manager – NHS England
Sponsors
News
National standards for healthcare food and drink
Every healthcare organisation has a responsibility to provide the highest level of care possible for their patients, staff and visitors. This includes the quality, nutritional value and the sustainable aspects of the food and drink that is served, as well as the overall experience and environment in which it is eaten.
The Healthcare Chefs’ Knowledge
The Healthcare Chefs’ Knowledge is the second book in a series produced by the Chefs’ Forum in partnership with the great Prue Leith and the NHS Food Review, and it catalogues everything a chef working in healthcare needs to know about hospital catering.
Supporting patients with meals and snack times while in hospital
Report on a patient, service user and family carer focus group for NHS England on proposed written resources for staff and patients about meal and snack times
Report of the Independent Review of NHS Hospital Food
Findings and recommendations of the independent review of NHS hospital food.