Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish data on (a) staff and (b) patient satisfaction with hospital food; and if he will make a statement.

Hospital food will be included as part of the assessment by local people of service quality through the Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) from late 2023.

We have no plans to publish data on staff satisfaction with hospital food. Through the updated NHS Food and Drink Standards we are improving the quality and availability of healthy, nutritious food for National Health Service staff, patients and visitors. This includes suitable food and drink options for staff over a 24 hours a day, seven days a week service period.