News: Cameron's government in chaos over hospital food
Campaign for Better Hospital Food co-ordinator Alex Jackson resigns from the Hospital Food Standards Panel in protest against the government's plans for public sector food.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 3 April 2014
News: Which? blog: Time for hospital food to get better
Sustain's Campaign for Better Hospital Food wants mandatory standards for patient meals in England. In this guest post, Alex Jackson from Sustain explains why voluntary measures are not working.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 28 February 2013
News: Campaign launched to protect hospital kitchens in Luton
UNISON is leading local efforts to stop the closure of kitchens at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
Better Hospital Food | Monday 1 June 2015
Reports: Making more of the money we spend on hospital food
Why the government must apply higher standards to hospital food
Better Hospital Food | Monday 2 February 2015
News: Oxfordshire Community Hospital kitchen closures
Sadly the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust closed its hospital kitchen doors for the last time this autumn as, despite best efforts from campaigners, the Trust moved its community hospitals to a cook-chill food system.
Better Hospital Food | Friday 30 October 2015
News: Hospital food 'needs legally-binding standards'
A leading campaigner is calling for the NHS in England to introduce legally binding standards for hospital food.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 19 December 2013
News: Obesity-related hospital admissions rise by 18 per cent
There were 617,000 hospital admissions where obesity was listed as a primary or secondary diagnosis in 2016-17. This is 18 per cent more than the 524,725 admitted in 2015-16, according to the NHS Digital data released yesterday. Read the response from the Campaign for Better Hospital Food.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 5 April 2018
News: Crohn's patients slam hospital food
Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.
Better Hospital Food | Sunday 19 May 2013
Reports: Taking the Pulse of Hospital Food: A survey of NHS hospitals, using London as a test case
This report shares the results of research into NHS hospital food standards across one geographical area, London. It is hoped that this test case can be used to understand more about hospital food nationwide. For this, the Campaign for Better Hospital Food collected data from 30 of the 39 acute hospitals in London.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 23 March 2017
News: Hospital beds growing fruit and veg
Sustain’s project partners Sow the City provide a well being garden for those at North Manchester General Hospital.
Growing Health | Thursday 20 September 2018
