News: Jeremy Hunt's plans for hospital food woefully inadequate
Ex-member of the government's Hospital Food Panel denounces Jeremy Hunt's plans for hospital food as woefully inadequate.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 28 August 2014
News: What doctors think about hospital food
A survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) finds that doctors don't believe the food served to patients promotes a balanced diet.
Better Hospital Food | Saturday 24 August 2019
News: Hospital food standards kicked to the long grass in NHS Improvement
The responsibility for hospital food standards officially passed from the Department of Health (DH) to NHS Improvement (NHSI) in February 2017 - despite no-one being in post to take on the work.
Better Hospital Food | Monday 20 February 2017
News: Survey shows many hospital meals are unhealthier than a Big Mac
Shock findings about the nutritional quality of hospital food fuel calls for new legislation.
Better Hospital Food | Sunday 20 May 2012
News: Hospital food can be improved only by legislation
As the government announces a review of hospital food, Katharine Jenner writes that only legislation can ensure that inpatients get adequate nutrition.
Better Hospital Food | Thursday 19 December 2013
News: Hospital patients are eating food that was cooked and frozen up to a year earlier
Hospital patients are eating food that was cooked and frozen up to a year earlier, according to a Daily Mail exposé.
Better Hospital Food | Monday 29 July 2019
News: Try not to choke - but health bosses say we love hospital food
Michael Seres has had more unappetising hospital meals than he cares to remember.
Since the age of 12, the 45-year-old businessman has been in and out of hospital with Crohn's disease - inflammation of the gut - and has often found the meals given to him inedible.
Better Hospital Food | Tuesday 3 February 2015
News: Government spending more on nutritional supplements for patients than on hospital meals
The Campaign for Better Hospital Food published new figures showing the government spends more on nutritional supplements for hospital patients than on food served to them during their stay
Better Hospital Food | Friday 8 November 2013
News: Big Macs, KFCs and takeaway pizzas are HEALTHIER than many NHS hospital meals
A Big Mac burger is healthier than three quarters of hospital meals, a study has revealed.
Better Hospital Food | Sunday 20 May 2012
News: General Election 2017: Our policy for better hospital food
The General Election on 8 June 2017 is our opportunity to get legal standards for hospital food on the political agenda and in the manifesto of the next UK government.
Better Hospital Food | Monday 8 May 2017
