| Hi Georgiasmum
Hope you OH is doing well now. My mum was in Bath hospital for 4 months at the beginning of last year. Maybe he was too? She also was very greatful for of the care and expertise she was given that has saved her life. Being in there for so long she did tire of the food although in general was happy. She also observed a lot of frail elderly people who missed meals because they didn't want them (needed gentle encouraging), were having treatment during the mealtime, or couldn't feed themselves very well. Some of these died during there hospital stay and my mum felt so sad that they didn't have just a little bit more personal attention during there last days.
She did though spent a week or so in Bristol for an op and the food was 90% worse there so back in Bath she was so grateful. It does seem strange if they don't give food supplements to those who need beefing up or find it difficult to eat for some reason or other. I would have thought that would be a good solution.
The food available in the friends coffee shop aren't exactly health foods either are they.
Another observation my mum made though whilst in hospital was how many visitors brought in donuts and fast foods to the heart patients.
Have you made a suggestion to the hospital and the friends of the hospital about availability of healthier foods?
Dizzy x
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