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Readers panel: should hospital food have to meet legal standards for quality?

An investigation by Nursing Standard uncovered 471 food-related complaints at 106 NHS trusts in England in 2015-16. Campaigners have called for the introduction of legal standards for the quality of hospital food, and for food and drink to be considered as important as medicine. Nursing Standard readers have their say
Posted 10 May 2017 - 08:49
 
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