08:00 - 09:30

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Registration, Breakfast & Networking

09:30 - 09:45

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Chair's Opening Comments

Philip Shelley - Senior Operational Manager and National Lead for Food - NHS England [Confirmed]

09:45 - 10:15

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Healthcare Catering: A Nursing Professional Perspective

Ann Marie Riley OBE - Chief Nurse - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust [Confirmed]

10:15 - 11:00

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Panel Discussion: Every Voice Matters: Co-Designing Food in the NHS

This panel explores how bringing together dietitians, catering, nursing and patient voices leads to safer, more responsive menu design, better outcomes and an improved patient experience in the NHS.

Orlaith Curran - Dietician - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust [Confirmed]

Lee Robinson - Assistant Food Services Manager - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [Confirmed]

11:00 - 11:15

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Mid-Morning Refreshments & Networking

11:15 - 12:00

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Live Cooking Demo: Plant First

Nick Vadis - Culinary Director - Compass Group UK & Ireland & Chef Ambassador - NHS Supply Chain [Confirmed]

Sarah Bentley - Founder - Made in Hackney (Food Platform) [Confirmed]

12:00 - 12:30

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Menu Culture

Larry Rosenthal - Catering Manager - NHS Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust [Invited]

Indy Kaur - Founder - Plant Futures [Confirmed]

Sheriden Altass - Contract Manager - West London NHS Trust [Confirmed]

Britannia

12:30 - 14:00

Networking, Lunch & Refreshments

14:00 - 14:45

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Live Cooking Demo: IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative)

Niamh Condon - Founder - Dining with Dignity [Confirmed]

Ilona Tomza - Development Chef - Porthaven Care Homes & NACC Chef of the Year 2025 [Confirmed]

14:45 - 15:30

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Live Cooking Demo: Cook Freeze: What to Consider?

Avinash Masih - Head Chef - St Richards's Hospital Chichester & University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust [Confirmed]

15:30 - 15:50

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Wrap-Up Coments

Tim Radcliffe - Food Programme Manager - NHS England [Confirmed]

Britannia

15:50 - 16:00

Distribution of ‘Healthcare Chef’s Knowledge 3’ Publication & Close