Following the first installation of Datasym and Hospedia’s EMO Electronic Meal Ordering solution at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, an article confirming its very successful introduction and how it is being used to support the Trust’s pioneering search to improve services and conditions for its patients has been put on the Foundation Trust’s website.
Instead of completing a paper menu a day in advance, a new bedside touch screen system from Datasym and Hospedia will allow patients to preview dishes of the day and make selections just hours before meals are served.
The menu, ordered free via Hospedia screens, features a picture and description of the meal and dietary information such as calories, protein and fat.
Terry Reeves, Catering Manager, said: “Our patients are provided with a full range of hot meals, sandwiches, salads and snacks which are planned by the catering team and dieticians.
“Even when you are not unwell, it is difficult to choose a meal a day in advance – what you feel like eating one day, you may not feel like eating the next. By making a choice on the day, patients are more likely to eat a full meal and get the essential nutrients needed to help their recovery.
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