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Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Better Hospital Food Programme in NHS hospitals; when he last met the
| Acute hospitals—Better Hospital Food implementation update—June 2002 | ||||||||||
| All acute hospitals (360) | London region (54) | Midlands Eastern region (90) | Northern (121) | Southern (95) | ||||||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Ward kitchen services | 256 | 71.5 | 38 | 70.4 | 65 | 72.2 | 85 | 70.2 | 68 | 71.6 |
| Snack box service | 210 | 58.7 | 32 | 59.3 | 44 | 48.9 | 71 | 58.7 | 63 | 66.3 |
| Additional snacks | 183 | 51.1 | 31 | 57.4 | 37 | 41.1 | 59 | 48.8 | 56 | 58.9 |
| Main meal evening | 280 | 78.2 | 46 | 85.2 | 70 | 77.8 | 96 | 79.3 | 68 | 71.6 |
| Leading chef dishes | 142 | 40 | 21 | 38.9 | 22 | 24.4 | 52 | 43 | 47 | 49.5 |
Note:
The table shows the number of hospitals meeting the key targets of the Better Hospital Food initiative by June 2002.