Hospitals: Food
Commons · Question 65614 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of sourcing British food for hospitals on levels of (a) hospital food quality and (b) patient recovery.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jul 2025
All National Health Service trusts are expected to follow NHS England’s guidance, National standards for healthcare food and drink, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/national-standards-for-healthcare-food-and-dr...