Hospitals have been told to serve up fewer chips in a crackdown on the dreary meals patients have complained about for decades
Hospitals have been told to serve up fewer chips in a crackdown on the dreary meals patients have complained about for decades. NHS bosses in England have also demanded trusts offer hot food 24/7 and let patients choose their dinner from bed, as well as cooking more vegetable and fish dishes. The biggest ever overhaul of internal catering will also see patients given food on proper plates as part of green drive to stamp out single-use plastic. It comes in the wake of a review of hospital food by cook and Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith two years ago, who called on the NHS to make healthier and better quality meals, let patients order food around the clock straight to their bed and serve up dishes on china. Experts welcomed the NHS's new standards, which are legally binding, labelling it a 'great step forward' in killing the 'hotel service' which sees meals delivered at the 'lowest cost'. But they warned options on offer must taste good because a 'healthy meal that is not eaten doesn't really benefit anyone'. Hospitals have been ordered to serve up fewer chips in a huge crackdown on dreary meals patients have complained about for decades. NHS bosses in England have also demanded trusts offer hot food 24/7 and let patients choose their dinner from bed, as well as cooking more vegetable and fish dishes RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Thought your bout of Covid was bad? Immunocompromised... Thousands of arthritis cases 'were missed during Covid':... Botox to beat erectile dysfunction! Injections straight into... Where England's fattest children live REVEALED: Almost HALF... Trendy raw vegan diet loved by Gwyneth Paltrow and Demi... Vapes need cigarette-style warnings, experts say: Calls for... Share this article Share 36 shares A blueprint for hospital catering has been issued by the Government following a year-long review led by Bake Off judge Prue Leith (pictured)