Leith, food writer and formerly chair of the School Food Trust, praised the freshness, range and quality of the meals and snacks the trust provides for patients, staff and visitors in the forward t
Compass Group UK and Ireland, the UK’s largest food and support services firm, has launched a website to provide valuable expert information and advice on health and well-being.
The agency believes that as a result of these measures, around 200,000 tonnes of sugar could be removed from UK diets per year by 2020.
Industry leaders are being invited to attend the first meeting, which will be held at the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) forum in Belfast from April 6th-7th.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Stevens revealed the reforms were part of an attempt to save the NHS up to £1 billion in two years.
The study, published in the British Food Journal, is based on interviews with a small sample of nine to 11 year olds attending an after school club in the West Midlands area.
Chair of the Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, said: "We are extremely disappointed that the government has rejected a number of our recommendations.
Solutions are being sought by the Welsh Government that reduce the levels of salt, sugar and saturated fats, as well as improve the nutritional value of food and drink for children.
Sharon Hodgson MP, shadow minister, will co-chair the event with Dr Philippa Whitford, SNP’s spokesperson for health.
The report criticises ‘a subset of hospitals that perform poorly in almost every measure’, notes that most do so in some areas, and puts much of the blame on the lack of legal standards for hospita