News: Surge in hospital tooth extractions in under-18s
Excessive consumption of sugary food and drink lies behind the huge rise in hospital treatments for childhood tooth decay
Sustain | Friday 15 April 2016
News: Hospital patients served healthier food in Wales than in England
Good Food for Our Money campaign survey shows massive public support for introduction of legally-binding hospital food standards.
Good Food for Our Money Campaign | Wednesday 28 December 2011
News: Hospital patients baking a new future
Northampton clinic St Andrew’s Healthcare has opened a bakery at its hospital that will teach vocational skills to mental healthcare patients.
Real Bread Campaign | Thursday 25 January 2018
News: Senior government adviser calls for legal standards for hospital food
Professor Tim Lang, a leading expert in food policy and prominent government adviser, today joined campaigners to call for legally binding standards to improve hospital food.
Good Food for Our Money Campaign | Wednesday 31 March 2010
News: 'Sugar tax' linked to 5,500 children avoiding hospital admissions for tooth extractions
The UK’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy, introduced in 2018, has been associated with a 12% reduction in the the number of under-18s admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to tooth decay, in new research conducted by the University of Cambridge.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 15 November 2023
News: The Hospital Food project has published the interim report
The hospital food project has published the interim report: 'Getting more sustainable food into London's hospitals: Can it be done? And is it worth it?' A full report will be published in Spring 2006.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Tuesday 8 November 2005
News: The Hospital Food Standards Panel
The panel, which was set up by the Department of Health in December 2013, has published its report and recommends five legally-binding food standards for food served and sold in hospitals in England. The five recommendations were selected from over 50 food quality standards. The panel has also recommended all hospitals develop a food and drink policy that aims to encourage healthy eating, high-quality food production, sustainability and excellent nutritional care. According to the Department of Health, hospitals that do not meet the standards will be in breach of their commissioning contract (usually held with a clinical commissioning group), and commissioners will therefore be able to take contractual action against them.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014
News: Hospital Food Project - Distribution Research Report
This report highlights some of the distribution barriers which are facing local and organic food producers when selling to the London market, and for purchasing organisations such as hospitals to buy locally made and distributed foods.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Friday 12 November 2004
News: Royal Brompton Hospital serves up local organic 'Brompton Breakfast'
The Royal Brompton Hospital is holding a 'Brompton Breakfast' morning on Wednesday 26th January to highlight its work in the catering department to increase the proportion of local and organic food served to staff, patients and visitors.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Wednesday 26 January 2005
Reports: Good Food Training - evaluation of a pioneering training project for hospital and care caterers
This report is the final evaluation of the two-year Good Food Training project, undertaken by the Centre for Food Policy at City University. it documents the successes and challenges from the two-year project, with recommendations for catering qualifications and food skills training to improve the healthiness and sustainability of hospital and care catering in the future.
Good Food Training | Monday 21 December 2009
