The National Association of Care Catering is a

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for catering in the British care sector. It is an unincorporated voluntary association based in offices in

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. Sue Cawthray, the chief executive officer of Harrogate Neighbours

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, is the National Chair. The association runs Harrogate Food Angels.

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is the national patron of the association. It runs an annual

Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels is a programme that delivers meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. The name is often used generically to refer to home-delivered meals programmes, not all of which are actually named ...

Week in November each year which is intended to show how meals on wheels services can prevent malnutrition and reduce isolation, particularly among elderly people, and an annual award ceremony. This includes Care Chef of the Year, awarded after a competition. Competitors have to create a two-course meal (main and dessert) suitable for service users in a care setting. The combined ingredient cost must be no more than £2.25 per head and it has to be nutritionally balanced. In 2017 the association published a guide for members about the

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's fundamental standards, focussing on the role of good nutrition and hydration in quality care and the records, observations and statements that inspectors look for during an inspection. It was one of the supporters of an open letter to

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in 2019 warning that a no-deal Brexit would threaten the viability of food banks.

References

{{Reflist Health care industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom Horsham District Organisations based in West Sussex Food industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom