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Hospitals: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospital patients with specific (a) dietary and (b) nutritional needs receive appropriate meals during their recovery.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospital patients with specific (a) dietary and (b) nutritional needs receive appropriate meals during their recovery.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to their recovery.All NHS Trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are eight mandato...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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