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New blueprint for better hospital food

Millions of NHS patients and staff will benefit from tastier, healthier and better-quality meals following an independent review of hospital food

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Get ahead of the curve: why early entry matters for the BBH Awards

Entries are now open for the 2026 Building Better Healthcare Awards, inviting NHS organisations, architects, contractors and suppliers to showcase the projects and innovations...
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Privacy and dignity, disability and dementia care, and catering services need improvement, survey reveals

Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment survey reveals what patients and staff really think of NHS estates and facilities standards

Investigation launched after five patients die from Listeria in four hospitals

Pre-packed sandwiches and salads believed to be at root of outbreaks

Levels of obesity continue to rise

Which regions in England are issuing the highest level of obesity-related prescriptions?

<i>Health Business Awards</i> winners are announced

NHS services including catering, transport, procurement and IT support come under the spotlight

NHS has a 'way to go' to meet patient expectations on quality of care

Privacy and dignity, hygiene, and food quality need to improve, according to 2016 <i> NHS Adult Inpatient Survey</i>

GV Health wins contract to supply over 30 UK hospitals

Compass Medirest and Bunzl draw on GV Health to deliver improved logistics and FM services to the NHS

New rules on hospital food announced

Government reveals new standards to enhance nutrition in hospitals, enforced through legally-binding NHS contracts

UK to hold world\'s first Dietitians Week

The British Dietetic Association is proud to announce the launch of the world’s first Dietitians Week

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Patient satisfaction with hospital food \'wrongly reported\'

Campaigners claim hospitals are falsely reporting figures as it is revealed one trust spends just £2.94 per patient per day

Bottled water ditched from menus by environmentally-friendly Suffolk trust

West Suffolk Hospital cuts back on waste as part of wide-reaching new sustainability plan

Prince Charles slams quality of hospital food

Prince commends 14 NHS trusts for succeeding where many are failing

Priorclave ships autoclaves to Africa

Completes order for 72 top-loading steam sterilisers for hospitals and healthcare centres in Zambia

Sanitiser inventor awarded US patent

Nobac instant foam and sanitiser is said to have greater germ-killing power

On tap – a sustainable sanitiser

The knowledge that electrolysed water could be a sanitiser has been around for years, but Japanese scientists have turned the idea into a simple and cost-effective sanitisation process, as Laurence Bailey, md of UK distributor EOwater, explains

Energy management

For years, cleanroom operators have put product safety and yields top of the agenda, giving energy efficiency a lower priority. The BSI’s 2010 Cleanroom Conference unveiled new standards that demand a greener ethos. Susan Birks reports

Bioquell invests for future growth

Bioquell, has officially opened its new UK manufacturing site in Andover

Cherwell secures wireless data logger distribution deal

The company has secured a UK distribution agreement for DataTrace data logging systems

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Electronic care provider improves safety from nutritional risks

Person Centred Software incorporated International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative into its nutritional tools for carers

Drive launches anti-slip range

Collection includes cup holder, self-sealing cup cap, and kitchen grip set

The ultimate solution for hygienic water dispensing

Brita and Vivreau join forces to create ground-breaking new Hygiene Solution drinking water system for sensitive environments

C&C serves up just the tonic

Catering firm completes design, supply and installation of new café at Leighton Hospital