Hospital Food VS Prison Food - Patients in NHS hospitals are being fed cheaper food than prison

“Rose Prince: How we can make hospital food much better - NHS figures show that as little as 90p is being spent on patient meals. Poor nutrition and unpalatable meals are damaging patient recovery…” Full article over at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/healthyeating/9007833/Rose-Prince-How-we-can-make-hospital-food-much-better.html

Patients in NHS hospitals are being fed cheaper food than prison inmates…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1368481/Nutrition-NHS-patients-fed-1-meals-hospitals-budget-just-HALF-spent-prisoner-food.html

Patients must be served healthy food that meet stringent standards (but only if they live in WALES)

“Hospital patients in Wales are to be served healthy food that meets mandatory nutritional standards next year - but England will not follow suit, campaigners said today…”

Full article over at
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2079303/Patients-served-healthy-food-meets-standards-live-WALES.html

Also visit the “Good Food For Our Money” campaign website over at
http://www.sustainweb.org/goodfoodforourmoney/

Cornish hospital trust ‘working to cut 27% food waste’ - NHS FAIL

The NHS tries to promote healthy eating and yet serves rubbish to its patients.

Perhaps if it served decent food it wouldn’t be left and wasted.  

It’s also fact that more is spent on food for prisoners than hospital patients.  Another epic fail by the NHS.

Full article over at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-15264834 

The NHS is spending more than £22m a year on hospital meals that simply get thrown away.

Perhaps if hospitals spent as much on food for patients as prisons do on food for prisoners…

Full article over at
http://www.channel4.com/news/untouched-the-hospital-food-that-goes-to-waste