Implementation of Traffic Light System on food sold at Brockfield House Medium secure unit to help improve healthy food options. (1st June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Agunwamba, N.; Ho, D.; Duffy, M.
• Is Part Of: European psychiatry. Volume 65:Supplement 1(2022)
• Page Start: S603
• Page End: S603
• Publication Date: 2022-06-01
• Subjects: Secure Services -- forensic psychiatry -- lifestyle choices -- obesity; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Mental illness -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1544
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0924-9338

Abstract

Abstract : Introduction: Public Health England published a report in 2017 on Obesity in Secure Mental Health units. A key finding was that not only is obesity and overweight more prevalenr in the population detained within mental health secure units (reported rates of up to 80%) than in the general population (around 60%), patients appear to be more at risk of weight gain when they are detained. Objectives: 1.To implement a traffic light system on food and confectionaries sold at the shop at a Medium secure hospital. 2. Provide healthier food options at the shop by using traffic light system as a visual aid 3. To achieve weight reduction and promote healthy life style choices in patients admitted to our medium secure Forensic unit Methods: 1.Buying a new till system which is able to quantify what type of food is sold 2.Labelling food sold using traffic light system 3. Calculate the types of food sold following a three- month period after implementation. Results: /Intended Outcome Traffic light system provides a visual aid to patients in choosing healthier food Patients in our medium secure unit achieve a reduction in their weight Traffic light system can be replicated/ adopted by other secure hospitals Conclusions: The purpose of this research is to implement a traffic light system on food sold at a shop in our medium secure unit and that this will help improve food choices in the unit. Disclosure: No significant relationships.