Food Safety Study Day for Hospitals

Food Safety Study Day

This unique, annual event has been organised especially for hospitals across the UK, to take a deep dive into food safety in the specific context of hospital settings.

The day brings together hospital professionals, Food Standard Agency subject matter experts, academics, British Sandwich Association, food safety specialists, enforcement leads and more...all organisations working together with the shared purpose of consistently safe food for our hospital patients. 

This event is £50+VAT for contract caterers and private hospitals, and FREE for NHS * - thanks to our sponsors HCA Wessex Branch, Synbiotix, Burlodge and Inspectrum Food Safety.

Join us for this informative and interesting day - be up to date on current developments, learn, exchange ideas, and network with sector colleagues.

Speakers and topics

Look out for the final event programme coming soon!

Your host for the day is Nicola Strawther - Vice National Chair - Hospital Caterers Association

The speakers include:

Food Standards Agency -Tina Potter - Head of Incidents and other subject matter experts

Philip Shelley – Senior Operational Manager – NHS England

Iain Ferris and Associate Professor Lisa Winnall - The University of Birmingham

Tom Hollands - Innovation & Technical Director - Raynor Foods, and representative of the British Sandwich Association

Carol Archibald - Food & Safety Manager - Colchester City Council

Ronnie Parrett-Harris and Nasrin Ahmed - Catering Managers - Solent NHS Trust

Fiona Sinclair - Director - Inspectrum Food Safety  

Topics include allergens, Listeriosis, incident response, refrigeration, food registration and more...

Venue

· The venue is Lecture Theatre 3 on the 1st Floor in the main entrance of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham – Mindlesohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2GW. 

· By train: The venue is an approximately 5 minutes walk from University railway station.  There are regular trains from University station to Birmingham New Street.   

· By car: The venue is close to the M5, and A38 from city centre. Car Park A is recommended for Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. 

Timings

· Delegates are welcome to arrive from 9.30am onwards for refreshment and registration, for a prompt 10am start.

· The day will finish at 3.30pm.

Refreshments

· Refreshments will be provided at the venue upon arrival and during morning break.

· A buffet lunch will be provided adjacent to the lecture theatre.

Allergies & intolerances

· Please do let us know if you have any allergies, intolerances or other special dietary requirements so that we can make appropriate arrangements for you.

· There is a field to capture this on the event registration form, or please contact us direct: 

Attendance

· NHS hospitals: We are pleased to offer this event free of charge for attendees directly employed by NHS hospitals. NB. Due to the popularity of the event please cap places to a maximum of 4 per Trust. 

· Private hospitals & healthcare contract caterers: The event is also open to private hospitals and contract caterers that provide catering for healthcare. A small fee of £50 plus VAT per person is applicable. Payments can be made online, or via invoice. 

· To book, please register at www.inspectrumfoodsafety.co.uk/events

NB. If you are not employed by a hospital, but are interested to attend you are welcome to get in touch in case we are able to accommodate your request (support@inspectrumfoodsafety.co.uk), however please do not book online as hospitals are priority - thank you.  

Organisers

This organisation of this event is voluntarily led by Fiona Sinclair from Inspectrum Food Safety, with support from the Hospital Caterers Association Wessex Branch and NHS England.   

Contact

Should you have any questions please contact:

· Fiona Sinclair – Director Inspectrum Food Safety: 07548 454033 support@inspectrumfoodsafety.co.uk

· For more information about the venue please see: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (uhb.nhs.uk)

Background

The timing of the event is to coincide with World Food Safety Day which falls during the week of this event.  The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched World Food Safety Day in 2019, to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent and manage food borne risks and contribute to human health..

We look forward to welcoming you to mark World Food Safety Day 2025!