And even fewer – 47% – felt confident that their knowledge and skills were sufficient to help people most at risk of malnutrition.
The prevalence of obesity in Reception (aged 4-5) across England is 9.1% for the 2014/15 period. This figure rises to 19.1% for children in Year 6 (aged 10-11).
The award is a team honour and will recognise partnership working between clinical, dietetic and catering colleagues.
The PAC report found progress has been since the last examination in improving outcomes for diabetes patients, but found there remains unacceptable variations in the take up of education programmes
Speaking to the Guardian newspaper yesterday, Stevens said a sugar tax would be introduced by 2020 to discourage staff, patients and visitors from eating and drinking high sugar snacks.
Hospitals will start charging more for high-sugar drinks and snacks in their cafes and vending machines by 2020 to discourage staff, patients and visitors from buying them.
Currently, the world record for the most afternoon teas served in one place is 569 and 667 across a multi-site.
National company Accuro Catering works with an array of education, hospitals and healthcare clients and this recent acquisition will give Servest Group an increased presence in these key sectors.
Medirest will provide Costa cafes and amigo shops at Withybush, Glangwili, Prince Philip and Bronglais hospitals, with the addition of a Deli Marche at Bronglais.
The report, from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum, also predicts that if current trends continue almost three in four adults will be overweight or obese by 2034 and more people will be ob