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STAFFORD Grammar School has won a major national award for the food on offer to pupils and staff. The catering team at the Stafford school was awarded a Gold CAP Award for its exceptional standards. The CAP (Continuing Advancement Programme) Awards recognise excellence in catering and are regarded as the highest measure of quality, safe…

June 2013 saw Rossetti House become one of the very few sites to achieve GOLD within the CAP Award Programme on their first assessment visit. This achievement was even more impressive given that both the housekeeping and catering services achieved this feat. Our congratulations go to all involved at Rossetti House.

This Friday care homes across the UK will be opening their doors to the public for National Care Hope Open Day. This excellent initiative gives the wider community an opportunity to take a look inside their local care home and see for themselves the wonderful care being provided for elderly people. For the care homes it’s…

THE CAP Awards, one of the healthcare industry’s leading measures of quality in catering and housekeeping, are undergoing a major expansion. The Awards, which are open to care homes and hospitals across the UK, are increasingly seen as THE badge of quality for catering and housekeeping services and are becoming ever more relevant to residents…

The catering team at Stafford Grammar School lead by Trask Trinder stepped up a level in accrediting to the GOLD CAP Award. Having previously secured SILVER, the team demonstrated their progress during the May Assessment Visit. With the pupil feedback being excellent, the food tasting scoring well and the ‘chat’ with the pupils excelling, the…

Many congratulations to the housekeeping and catering team at Whorlton Hall Hospital on their CAP Awards. In accrediting to their Silver and Bronzes Awards, the team have demonstrated their strengths in delivering the food and beverage service and overall cleanliness to the residents. In tandem with the CAP Award’s annual programme and support for service…

ABBOTSHOLME School has won a major national award for its catering service and the food on offer to pupils. The Rocester boarding and day school was awarded a Gold CAP Award for the third year running for its exceptional standards. The CAP (Continuing Advancement Programme) Awards recognise excellence in catering and are regarded as the…

A RECENT Panorama investigation claimed the NHS loses billions of pounds each year to fraudsters, contractors who dupe the service out of valuable resources. The BBC show suggested that rogue suppliers are exploiting their position and pocketing the cash which could instead be used to employ 330,000 new nurses. Predictably this leads to a debate…

The unannounced CAP Award Assessment to 13 Toller Road in late March saw the site accredited for both its catering and housekeeping services. The House team proudly demonstrated their work and achievements and impressed with their committment and care for the services being provided the residents. Well done to all at Toller Road

The Catering Team at Hollygirt School, Nottingham won their SILVER CAP Award in March. Congratulations to Helen and the Catering Team. Pupil care in particular stood out for its excellence and attention to detail. It is a credit to all involved. Next goal is GOLD! Well done and many congratulations