Registered Nurse
Those working in health and social care in order for them to understand the importance of food safety, including hygiene, in the preparation and handling of food and the importance of nutrition and hydration in maintaining health and wellbeing
What is it
mapped to?
Level 2 award enables learners to achieve the standard required, knowledge and understanding of a subject relevant to their own work setting.
The importance
of Food Hygiene Standards in Care Services
The Food Safety
Act 1990, Food safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 and food safety
(Temperature Control) Regulations 1995 covers the preparation, storage and
service of food. The CQC requires that care services ensure that the food and drink
they provide is handled, stored, prepared and delivered in a way that meets the
requirements of the Act
4.5% of all people in the UK (over the age of 65) are resident in communal settings (Census, 2001)
A nutritional assessment of needs is a vital element of INDIVIDUAL care planning
Promoting health should always be the basis of any service provision ensuring improvements to the fitness of a client
Each client will be different – many have chronic illnesses that will benefit from diet and nutrition management
The food we eat must be safe and prevent harmful bacteria that can spread very easily causing food poisoning. Food poisoning is extremely common also food poisoning causes thousands of reported cases each year.
Effective food hygiene includes hand washing, cooking and storing food properly and the prevention of cross-contamination.
Protecting food from contamination by harmful bacteria, poisons, chemicals and foreign bodies and preventing germs from multiplying by destroying harmful bacteria and throwing away unfit food is essential to protect the most vulnerable in care from foodborne illness.
3 Hours
Attendees minimum 6 to maximum 15
This training course is available as in-house training at a venue of your own choice throughout the UK.
All delegates will receive an Advantage accredited certificate.
Endeavour Care Training can also create this course for you on arrangement at your workplace.
A discount of £100 is given on booking 2 courses in one day.