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The Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) has announced the shortlisted finalists for their annual awards, which will be unveiled at the upcoming HCA Forum.

The awards aim to recognise the commitment and contribution of the association’s members. They will form part of the HCA Leadership and Development Forum, taking place at Hilton Birmingham Metropole from 1-2nd April 2025.

HCA National Awards 2025 finalists include the following:

Caterer of the Year

The Hospital Caterers Association has unveiled the programme details for day two of the

Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has announced a reform package to boost farmers’ profitability as part of the Plan for Change including a pledge to make at least 50% of food supplied to schools and hospitals to be from British producers.

The National Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day will take place on Wednesday 18th June 2025. 

In October 2021 the professional associations representing the majority of estates and facilities across UK healthcare jointly created a national day to celebrate the essential work of all estates and facilities professions.

The first National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day took place on 15th June 2022. There were over 500 registrations covering 251,000 E&F colleagues across the UK.

Sodexo Health & Care has partnered with non-profit organisation Culinary Medicine UK to further enhance patient care with a dedicated onli