Establishing food standards for NHS hospitals
This Hospital Food Standards Panel report recommends a set of food standards that should become routine practice across NHS Hospitals.
Applies to England
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The report looks at standards relating to patient nutrition and hydration, healthier eating across hospitals and sustainable food and catering services.
NHS adoption of the recommended standards will be required through the NHS contract meaning that hospitals will have a legal duty to comply with the recommendations.
The panel, set up by Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter and led by Dianne Jeffrey from Age UK, examined existing food standards, advising on how they should be applied and monitored.
The cost benefit analysis document summarises the analysis into whether the recommended standards are affordable and could be delivered at low cost with substantial benefits.
The toolkit can be used to help NHS organisations develop and maintain a hospital food and drink strategy as recommended in the Hospital Food Standards Panel report.
The NHS hospital food prezi report explains how NHS providers can comply with the hospital food required standards.
The ‘Compliance with Hospital Food Standards in the NHS’ report revisits the work of the Hospital Food Standards Panel and identifies the progress that has been made since hospital food standards became mandatory in the NHS in England.
Updates to this page
Published 29 August 2014Last updated 26 January 2017 + show all updates
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Added the 'Compliance with Hospital Food Standards in the NHS' report and infographic.
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Added updated NHS hospital food prezi report.
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Updated to add a toolkit and a hospital food report to help NHS providers comply with hospital food standards.
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Document ‘Hospital Food Standards Panel Summary Cost Benefit Analysis’ added
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First published.