Patients at Aintree University Hospital are enjoying an extended and more varied menu at mealtimes following the completion of a £10m purpose-built kitchen facility and launch of a new heated meal trolley service, mirroring the successful approach taken at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital.
We have partnered with Apetito, which professionally prepares the meals which are then frozen immediately to lock in nutritional value and flavour, delivered to us and then stored in our purpose-built kitchen. Meals are then reheated using Burlodge equipment on the ward just before service, so patients receive hot, quality food at their bedside. The upgraded service offers patients much greater menu choice including traditional and international dishes, special diets, and clear allergen information.
Our catering staff worked together with our dietitians to deliver this improvement and feedback from patients and staff has been extremely positive following a soft launch earlier this month.