| When I lived up North, DD #2 had to have half her thyroid removed. I was truly shocked at the poor quality of the food given to the patients: on one occasion her evening meal consisted of a cheap (99p for 10) pizza on a disposable plate and a max-pax cup of coffee.
A year later, she had to have an operation on her knee and as all the NHS beds were full, she was sent next door to the private hospital (apparently the NHS 'rented' beds from the occasionally). OMG the difference!! She had home-made vegetable soup followed by scampi then fresh fruit salad for dessert and tea in a proper cup with choice of sugars / sweeteners - all served on a tray complete with doily and napkin.
Made the NHS hospital next door look positively third world!
It's one thing to make do with grotty food lacking in nutrition when you're in for a day or so but what about long term patients? I know some are supplemented by stuff their families bring in but as for those who have no families, they must be completely malnourished by the time they get out! If anyone needs top-notch nutrition, it's people recovering from illness. |