Our expertise in the food safety requirements of vulnerable persons has led to Infocus Food Safety being engaged by a wide range of hospitals across Australia. These include the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Epworth Richmond, Bendigo Hospital, Alfred Health, Austin Health, Ramsay Health Care, Calvary Health Care and Tasmanian Health Services.

We have worked with a range of large and small public and private hospitals directly as well as large catering organisations that provide food services to hospitals.  In our experience, each hospital we have worked with has been unique, with a range of varying factors to consider when implementing a food safety management system:

• Listeria management plans
• Cooking fresh, cook/chill or a la carte food service approaches
• Central Production Kitchens
• Rethermalisation units
• Automatic Guidance Vehicles
• Electronic temperature monitoring systems (e.g. Kelsius, Monika data systems)
• Dietary and menu management software (e.g. Delegate, Chefmax, cBord)
• Internal and External Transport of food
• Microbiological verification systems (food sample testing and cleaning swabs)

In addition to ensuring and assisting our hospital clients achieve ongoing compliance with their state or territory legislation, we have also been instrumental in enabling Spotless at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Bendigo Hospital to achieve certification in Codex HACCP. We have also worked closely with Epworth Richmond who have become the first hospital in Australia to achieve certification in ISO 22000:2018.

For our HACCP or ISO 22000 certification hospital clients, our services include HACCP Program development, reviews and amendments, facilitating regular food safety meetings and annual mock recalls, liaison with auditors and regulators, interpretation of food laboratory results and support during Council or regulatory audits.

Infocus Food Safety is also registered in all states and territories to provide nationally recognised Food Handler and Food Safety Supervisor training for those working in the healthcare sector. In addition to accredited training, we also offer non-accredited courses, refreshers and customised training to meet clients’ specific needs. Training can be provided onsite with your staff, or via flexible online learning. Our experienced trainers incorporate real hospital-based food safety issues, scenarios and examples into their training sessions, ensuring that staff are engaged and learning from realistic and relevant experiences.