Corporate social responsibility

Hygiene  and safety of events

It is essential to practice hygiene and safety when preparing food in hospitals.The student realised that in hospitals high standards of hygiene and safety are maintained. These are done to prevent food contamination and reinfection of patients(Scanlon 2007). The kitchen staff  practice hygiene and safety   by putting on safety clothing all the time they are in the kitchen. The kitchen department has a catering manager who makes sure that all the employees abide by the safety rules in the kitchen, ensures that the kitchen is clean and food is prepared to safe standards.

The kitchen staff is not allowed to serve patients as they may transfer germs from the patients wards to the kitchen, instead there are those who have been hired to only deliver food to the patients wards .When clearing patients plates hygienic measured should be observed(health act 2003). Patient’s plates which are from the ICU wards should be disinfected or sterilized before they are taken back to the kitchen to kill germs. As a student I observed that very strict hygienic measures should be practised in the kitchen. The management team should always make sure that all the staff in the kitchen follow the  safety requirements.