Winters M, Wagner V, Patalano R, Lindner S, Alvino S, Roller-Wirnsberger R, Müller-Riedlhuber H, Pais S, Borriello M, Farrel J, Vlaemynck G, van Gemst M, Geurden B, Van den Wijngaert L, Goossens E, Illario M, and Herzog C
People in need of care, chronic or acute, often present problematic food intake and special nutritional needs. Integrated, person-centred and pro-active food and nutritional care delivery has been proven effective for people in health care. However, skills mismatches have been reported in different professions involved, which also applies to the role of chefs in healthcare. The EU funded project NECTAR aims at closing this gap by creating a new job profile, called Chef Gastro-Engineering (CGE). The current publication summarizes the status quo in hospitals and gives a perspective on the future role of chefs in integrated healthcare delivery., Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare., (Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).)