The Hospital Nutrition Steering Committee

Journal clinical nutrition and dietetics Nutrition Steering Committee. Brings together senior managers from many disciplines including nursing, catering, dietetics, pharmacy, medicine & surgery. It may appropriately be chaired by the Head Nurse or a senior figure within the hospital that can provide natural links with Governance and the Board.

Brings together senior managers from many disciplines including nursing, catering, dietetics, pharmacy, medicine & surgery. It may appropriately be chaired by the Head Nurse or a senior figure within the hospital who can provide natural links with Governance and the Board. It may benefit from having sub-committees – for example  Research and Development, Screening, Specialist Services, Catering.

Its remit is across the whole hospital or institution. It:

1    Oversees and advises the hospital on all aspects of nutrition, including screening and assessment, catering and food, supplements, enteral and parenteral nutrition – for in-patients and out-patients.

2    Scrutinises, develops and co-ordinates hospital nutritional policy in response to  external and internal drivers  through research and audit.

3    Agrees standards for screening, assessment and monitoring;  food provision and nutritional support

4    Co-ordinates delivery of excellent nutritional support in all units, specialist or general.

5    Co-ordinates and monitors appropriate education and training programmes for all staff.

6    Liaises with specialist units and if necessary encourages, supports and  develops specific needs for nutritional care delivery within them

7    Supports at least one multi-professional  nutrition support team which includes at least one  nutrition nurse specialist

8   Oversees the coordinated procurement of supplies relevant to nutrition

9   Oversees management of food for staff

10 Advises on provision of commercial food outlets on hospital premises

11 Is answerable through a governance committee to the hospital board

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Alex John

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Asian Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics