1. Introduction
2. Are hospitals meeting the government’s proposed food standards for patient meals?
How we investigated this question
Our findings
Fish
Tea and coffee
3. The government’s hospital food standards fail to invest in better British farming
Background
Failure to create jobs in better British farming
Using public expenditure on hospital food to achieve wider benefits
4. Using public expenditure on hospital food to achieve wider benefits
Investing in organic farming
Investing in fairly traded food
Investing in sustainable fish
5. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Contact
Glossary
Appendices
Better Hospital Food: The campaign represents a coalition of organisations calling on the Westminster government to introduce mandatory nutritional, environmental and ethical standards for food served to patients in NHS hospitals in England.
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