Head Of Catering, University Hospital

The Catering Department at Cork University Hospital is committed to providing an efficient quality meal service using fresh produce to patients, staff and visitors within the Hospital complex.

Meals at Cork University Hospital are served to more than 850 patients in 45 locations, three times daily. This includes the Mental Health unit and Maternity Hospital. The Catering Department catersfor approximately 200 patients on therapeutic diets, provides breakfast, lunch and dinner and night time supper in the staff dining room (600 seating capacity) and caters for special dietary requests including Hal-Al, celiac vegan, vegetarian.

Meetings take place with CUH Dietetics Department, Speech and Language Therapists, Household management, Nursing management and catering staff and management on a regular basis to develop menu choice and additional choices have already been included in patient and staff menus.

Meetings also take place nationally from time to time to assist in improving standards throughout the HSE.

Meetings and Events happen on a daily basis on Campus. The management of these events also come under the Head of Catering.

The existing facilities, which had been in existence for 17 years , also required re- development in order to ensure that a quality service continues to be provided in line with current needs and regulations.

The hospital continues to expand both on Campus and off Campus. The catering department continues to develop in line with

To this end, the kitchen and dining area were carefully designed and equipped so as to ensure an efficient flow from supplies to production to patient plating, staff dining and dishwashing consistent with best catering practice, catering codes and HACCP.