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with James Martin  

 

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9.15am - 10.00am BBC1

 

 

James Martin's mission is to improve hospital catering right across the country. As he begins work with the team at Birmingham's Royal Orthopaedic, has he underestimated the scale of the task ahead?
 
 He also revisits Scarborough General Hospital to see if the team there have kept up with the improvements he introduced. 

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Originally Posted by Jenstar:

He was pulling his hair out last series, will be interesting to see how he gets on a second time

 

he is this time around too 

 

no menu's used - ingredients just chucked in with no weighing = no idea how much in or out of budget they are 

 

in a quick look around James found the custard could save at least ÂĢ10000 a year with better practises used [ the guy in charge of the custard mix from memory is not impressed with any suggestions  ]

 

no patient ward menu's so dont know how many they are cooking for until a quick call to each ward and then they are never sure and at least 40% food waste returned each meal provided 

 

a quick visit back to Scarborough and they are doing well -James has enlisted the catering team from Scarborough to try and help out with ideas for Birmingham they even have people who book a holiday there go to  visit the hospital restaurant to eat after watching the last series 

 

 

MrsH
Originally Posted by MrsH:
Originally Posted by Jenstar:

He was pulling his hair out last series, will be interesting to see how he gets on a second time

 

he is this time around too 

 

no menu's used - ingredients just chucked in with no weighing = no idea how much in or out of budget they are 

 

in a quick look around James found the custard could save at least ÂĢ10000 a year with better practises used [ the guy in charge of the custard mix from memory is not impressed with any suggestions  ]

 


 

 

@ the custard!

 

Aw i forgot about this, i will have to catch up and be sure to watch/record tonight

Jen-Star
Originally Posted by MrsH:

 has he underestimated the scale of the task ahead?

 

I saw the first series, but I'm getting really irritated by how many BBC programmes (see highlight above) use this method of early "jeopardy" with pained look to camera to hang the programme/series on.

 

Grand Designs is another, I love the programme, but quite tired them using the same technique.

 

It could be me getting grouchy or more likely getting increasingly tired of TV.

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Originally Posted by Pengy:
Originally Posted by Aimee:

I'm going to watch this on catch up later  theres another show on BBC 1 at 11am called Saints and Scroungers following benefit cheats, some of the things people have got away with is 

I'm addicted to Saints and Scroungers - prefer Matt Allwright to Dom Little 

 

OMG am I on a whinge tonight. I've seen S&S a number of times. Wish they would run a story without breaking it into 4 chunks !!!  

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:
Originally Posted by Pengy:
Originally Posted by Aimee:

I'm going to watch this on catch up later  theres another show on BBC 1 at 11am called Saints and Scroungers following benefit cheats, some of the things people have got away with is 

I'm addicted to Saints and Scroungers - prefer Matt Allwright to Dom Little 

 

OMG am I on a whinge tonight. I've seen S&S a number of times. Wish they would run a story without breaking it into 4 chunks !!!  

I know what you mean 

Aimee
Originally Posted by Pengy:
Originally Posted by Aimee:

I'm going to watch this on catch up later  theres another show on BBC 1 at 11am called Saints and Scroungers following benefit cheats, some of the things people have got away with is 

I'm addicted to Saints and Scroungers - prefer Matt Allwright to Dom Little 

it's shocking what some people get away with  claiming for kids and house's they haven't got and then go on lavish holidays and  buy top of the range cars with the money  they should do better checks on claimants, the government would save some money that way

Aimee

Operation Hospital


OK so originally this series 2 was to help Birmingham's  Royal Orthopaedic but 4 others asked for help so James has now enlisted the  voluntary help from 10 other professionals to try and offer help to all five hospitals 

 

one of these are in Wales and Lamb is a big issue - not on the menu because of the cost per KG but only bought in from Aus and NZ  not Wales despite being plentiful as per a buying agreement within the admin structure 

 

this will get changed I am sure 

 

another of the extras is the hospital we use  at Kings Lynn so interested to see what happens there but disappointed it wont be James's baby 

 

so much crammed into 45 mins and sorry the programme is only running for a week 

 

MrsH

meant to say yesterday it was custard today it was soup  this is at Birmingham where all veg is frozen and soup is made from a packet 

 

James took over the kitchen and showed them how to make from scratch using fresh in 4 minutes - samples were taken to the wards for patients and staff to try and given a big 

 

another ÂĢ10000 a year could be saved by going fresh 

 

Ward staff had been asked to ring ward patient numbers in by 8 and no one had bothered - kitchen staff hadnt bothered to open the menu book and use appropriate quantities - as most of them have worked there a long time they admit they are used to doing it from their head and are finding the suggested changes hard - so all in all another trying day 

MrsH
Originally Posted by MrsH:

Operation Hospital


 

one of these are in Wales and Lamb is a big issue - not on the menu because of the cost per KG but only bought in from Aus and NZ  not Wales despite being plentiful as per a buying agreement within the admin structure 

 

If I ate meat which I don't as a veggie, I would not like to eat NZ lamb because it's all halal and I morally don't like the way they are killed (come to think of it, I don't like the way abattoirs kill meat here full stop) but I don't think people realise this - not that it makes a difference to the price 

FM
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by Pengy:
Originally Posted by Jenstar:

watched it today, i grew up not far from that hospital.

Bristol Road South - I used to work there in the Personnel department in the Quad 

 

 

If I was James, I'd be exasperated by those staff 

I used to shop in Northfield, my dad still does

I went to Bournville college just before you get to the hospital 

FM

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