Food Safety in Healthcare
Welcome to the Care Learning Food Hygiene course. This training is tailored to deepen your knowledge of food hygiene practices, including proper food handling and storage, as well as preparing surfaces to minimize contamination risks. You will explore critical legislation such as the Food Safety Act and Food Temperature Regulations, learning how to effectively apply these standards in your daily operations.
Ensuring Food Safety in Healthcare
When working in healthcare and dealing with food, there is a risk of spreading illnesses through microbial contamination. Whether you are delivering meals, cooking in the kitchen, or eating in a staff cafeteria, food handling is a key aspect of the care sector.
Grasping the basics of food hygiene is essential to prevent avoidable illnesses among residents, patients, staff, and loved ones. This includes practicing safe methods and proper storage techniques. In the care sector, following these practices closely is important, particularly because older residents and those with compromised immune systems are more at risk from foodborne illnesses.
The ‘Food Safety Act 1990’ stresses the necessity of handling, storing, preparing, and serving food according to its guidelines. Care homes must follow this Act to protect the health of their residents.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) plays a major role in ensuring public health and consumer interests concerning food safety.
What's included
- 12 hours video
- Certificate
- 12 Article
- Watch Offline
- Lifetime access
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