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Hospital Catering and Therapeutic Food Services Management

Support managers running hospital kitchens and patient meal services where food safety, therapeutic diets and tight budgets meet daily. Participants cover menu planning for special diets, kitchen hygiene, portioning and supplier management within the realities of African hospital catering. The course links catering operations to patient recovery and cost control.

What you will be able to do

  • Plan patient menus that meet therapeutic diet requirements.
  • Apply food safety and kitchen hygiene standards.
  • Manage food procurement, storage and stock rotation.
  • Control portioning, waste and catering costs.
  • Coordinate meal delivery with clinical dietary orders.
  • Monitor food service quality and patient satisfaction.

Course outline

  1. 01Therapeutic and Special Diet Menus
  2. 02Food Safety and Kitchen Hygiene
  3. 03Procurement, Storage and Stock Rotation
  4. 04Portioning and Waste Control
  5. 05Meal Delivery and Ward Coordination
  6. 06Catering Cost Management
  7. 07Quality and Patient Satisfaction Monitoring

Who should attend

This course suits catering managers, food service supervisors, dietetics support staff and facility managers overseeing hospital kitchens.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Dubai2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026Online2US$900
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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