{"id":626539,"date":"2026-06-07T21:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/626539\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:12:11","slug":"salisbury-hospital-catering-team-wins-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/626539\/","title":{"rendered":"Salisbury Hospital catering team wins national award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salisburyjournal.co.uk\/topics\/salisbury-nhs-foundation-trust\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust<\/a> won the Digital Innovation Award at the Healthcare Estates and Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) Awards for introducing a fully digital Electronic Meal Ordering (EMO) system on all inpatient wards.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new system replaces paper menus with real-time bedside ordering, improving patient safety by accurately recording allergens and dietary needs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Catering manager Paul Straughair and acting head of facilities Michelle Sadler. (Image: HEFMA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Paul Straughair, catering manager at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, said: &#8220;I\u2019m incredibly proud of what the team has achieved.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This award reflects the hard work, collaboration and dedication across multiple teams to improve patient experience while making a real difference to sustainability.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It\u2019s fantastic to see our work recognised on a national stage.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The digitally driven approach has also improved patient choice and overall mealtime experience, while supporting a wider commitment to sustainability.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  By working closely with ward teams, the catering department also integrated carbon analysis technology to redesign menus.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This allowed them to reduce the carbon footprint of patient meals by 62 per cent, alongside a 19 per cent reduction in food waste.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The award highlights the trust\u2019s success in delivering patient-centred care through digital innovation and environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust won the Digital Innovation Award at the Healthcare Estates and Facilities&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-626539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}