Table 2 Activities held in nutrition awareness weeks in Hospital A, B and C
Nutrition Awareness Weeks Event | Hospital A | Hospital B | Hospital C |
|---|---|---|---|
‘MUST’ Audit | 50 patients audited regarding use of ‘MUST’ | Audit conducted on ‘MUST’ use in 4 wards (results not available before publication) | 70 medical patients audited regarding use of ‘MUST’ |
Training for Junior Doctors | 1 hour junior doctor-led training session presented to 16 junior doctors by nutrition champion, junior doctor team and dietitians, held after mandatory training session | Case study and teaching session presented by dietetics team and other involved in hospital nutrition | 2 hour junior doctor-led training session presented to 15 junior doctors by nutrition champion, and dietitians |
Presented data from emailed medical staff e-survey to junior doctors* | |||
Nutrition Awareness Stall | Stall created by junior doctor team with assistance from dietetics team | Stall created by junior doctor team with assistance from dietetics team | Stall created by junior doctor team with assistance from dietetics team |
Set up beside the main canteen and manned by a rotation of junior doctors, dietitians and NELICO coordinators for 3 days | Manned by junior doctors for 2–3 hours at lunch near the canteen on 2 days | Unmanned stall for 5 days in front of hospital canteen | |
Food and supplement samples available to try | Pens and key-chains were distributed | ||
Supplement samples on display | |||
Staff Survey (collected at NAW stall) | Collected from 60 staff, volunteers, visitors etc., at the stall – results analysed | Survey completed by 31 staff (17 doctors, 11 nurses and 3 other) – results analysed | Staff survey completed by 4 junior doctors – results not analysed |
Doctors Survey | Survey sent by local NELICO team and completed by 11 junior doctors | Survey sent by local NELICO team and completed by 25 doctors and 10 nurses* | Survey sent by junior doctors and completed by 46 staff (including 19 consultants) |
Meetings: Coordinators and key hospital staff | Hospital staff involved in nutrition, dietetics, nursing and catering | Hospital staff involved in nutrition, dietetics and nursing | Hospital staff involved in nutrition, dietetics and nursing |
Advertising | Flyers | Flyers | Flyers |
Advert on hospital TV | Pens and key chains distributed from NAW stall | Training and NAW Stall announced at Grand Round | |
E-mails to all FY1 and FY2 doctors regarding the teaching and NAW stall |