With more than 300 million meals served every year and around £500 million spent on food annually by around 300 NHS Trusts across approximately 1,200 hospitals, the NHS is the UK catering industry’s largest provider of meals.
The HCA Award categories include Caterer of the Year, Catering Team of the Year, Efficiency and Improvement Award, Special Contribution Award, National Rising Star, National Leadership and Excellence Award, Trade stand, Chairman Choice and the Wilma Wilkie Outstanding Service Award.
The finalists are:
Caterer of Year (sponsored by Hobart):
- David Smyth, Catering Production Manager, Antrim Area Hospital - Northern Health and Social Care Trust
- Robert Wright, Catering and Domestic Services Manager, Northern Health & Social Care Trust
- Matthew McCullough, Interim Community Support Services Catering Manager, Holywell Hospital, Antrim
- Duncan O’Neill, Catering Manager, Stepping Hill Hospital
- Iain Clarke, Deputy Trust Catering Manager, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals
- Andrea Raymond, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Catering Team of the Year:
- David Smyth, Catering Production Manager, Antrim Area Hospital - Northern Health and Social Care Trust
- Duncan O'Neil / Stephen Whitehead, Support Services Manager Catering / Head of Facilities, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stepping Hill Hospital
- DSFS Patient Catering Team, DSFS/ Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust, Chesterfield
- Stuart Wray, Head of Catering, Darlington Memorial Hospital
- Elaine Pringle, Catering Service Lead, Ulster Hospital
- Salford Royal Retail Team – Forty, Salford Royal Retail Team - Forty Eight Bakehouse - Deli and Dine
Efficiency & Improvement Award (sponsored by Hefma):
- Howard Cartledge / Louise Simpson, Head of Catering / Associate Director of Nursing, Estates, Facilities & Capital Development, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Duncan O’Neill, Catering Manager, Stepping Hill Hospital
- Michelle O Connor, Catering Manager, Altnagevin Hospital Glenshane Road Derry
- Marcel Dueren, Catering Central Production Manager, St. Thomas' Hospital
- Karen McLaughlin, General Manager for Catering and Domestic Services Trust wide, Northern Trust
National Rising Star:
- Amanda Vickery, Catering Business Support Officer / Assistant Facilities Manager, Musgrove Park Hospital
- Shirley Allison, Catering/Domestic Services Manager, Holywell Hospital
- Kush Naik, Senior Catering Dietitian, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Northern General Hospital
- Margaret Valenti, Catering Business Support Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- Shelley Pearson-Smith, Assistant Head Chef, Stockport NHSFT Stepping Hill Hospital
National Leadership Excellence Award:
- Linda Saunders, Assistant Manager Corporate Support Services, Whiteabbey Hospital, Moyle Hospital and Carrickfergus and Larne Community Domestic Team
- Clodagh Hastings, Assistant Support Service Manager, Gransha Hospital, Western Trust
- Karoline Rowlands, Facilities Manager, Southmead Hospital
- Kevin Westrip, General Manager, NH Foundation Trust
There is no shortlist for the Special Recognition Award, Wilma Wilkie Award, Chairman’s Choice and Trade Stand awards, as the winners will be announced on the night.
For more information on the Hospital Caterers Association Leadership and Development Forum, which is taking place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, visit here.