Last Monday, staff in the ISS Catering Department at CRH were unable to send cutlery to a ward with patient meals, as surplus cutlery had not been returned and supplies had run out.

Our ISS colleagues are asking all CRH ward staff to look through their cupboards and drawers and place surplus cutlery, bowls, plates, bowl lids, plate lids and cereal bowls into their ward / zonal kitchen areas (where the meal trolleys are heated up), so that catering staff can collect them daily.

These items need to be returned to the catering department regularly to ensure that there is enough equipment for the patient meal service. 

Thank you to colleagues for your support.