News: Antibiotic resistant E.coli in supermarket meat is a wakeup call for hospital food
The Campaign Better Hospital Food is alarmed by a new study that has found worrying levels of antibiotic-resistant E.coli bacteria in British supermarket meat. We want the NHS to look again at their supply chains and ensure they do not support farming techniques that undermine the antibiotics that our health service relies upon to keep us well.
Better Hospital Food | Tuesday 13 September 2016
News: My recipe to make our sickening hospital food edible again: Scrambled egg on toast, vegetable soup and fishcakes
Just imagine: you’re in hospital recovering from an operation. Your appetite is returning and you’re looking forward to nothing more complicated than a bowl of hot, tasty soup.
Better Hospital Food | Tuesday 3 March 2015
News: Oxford Hospital Trust bans sugary drinks across its sites
Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust joins the SUGAR SMART Campaign and announces a ban on sugary drinks sales across all its retail sites, including WHSmith and Marks & Spencer.
Sugar Smart UK | Wednesday 8 August 2018
News: Endangered fish removed from hospital food in Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) have signed the Sustainable Fish Cities pledge, meaning only verifiably sustainable fish will be served in an estimated 850,000 meals per year. Sustainable fish standards will be mandatory in England from April 1st, yet worryingly few hospitals and caterers outside Wales have made the same commitment.
Sustainable Fish | Tuesday 17 March 2015
News: Hospital food in England too unhealthy to be served to patients in Wales and Scotland
Unhealthy patient meals in England are contributing to heart disease and stroke, and would be banned from hospitals in Wales and Scotland for failing strict nutritional standards.
Better Hospital Food | Wednesday 29 August 2012
News: What should be the nutritional standards for prison and hospital food?
A consultation is open on the government buying standards for food and catering services.
Better Hospital Food | Friday 31 May 2019
News: Hospital Food Review calls for legally-binding food standards and investment in kitchens
Sustain patron Prue Leith has recommended a suite of changes to hospital food as part of an Independent Review of NHS Hospital Food, released today.
Better Hospital Food | Monday 26 October 2020
News: Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc OBE joins growing campaign to halt closure of Oxfordshire hospital kitchens
Raymond Blanc OBE has joined top doctors, patients, Oxfordshire businesses, hospital cooks, public health advisors, local councillors and health and environmental groups in opposing the closure of kitchens at community hospitals in Wantage, Didcot, Wallingford, Chipping Norton and Witney.
Better Hospital Food | Monday 20 April 2015
News: Lord Whitty visits the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust
On the 9th February Food and Farming Minister Lord Whitty visited the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust to learn about how local and organic food will be available in the hospital via the 'Hospital Food Project'.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Thursday 29 April 2004
News: London Food Link: Spring Do discount
LFL's annual spring get-together is only weeks away. This year we're hosted by St. JOHN Maltby and we're offering a limited number of tickets for just £15, that’s 25% off the full price!
London Food Link | Tuesday 4 April 2017
