Question reference: S1W-02060
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 October 1999
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Current status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 November 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether minimum standards are in place for food quality in hospitals in the Lanarkshire Health Board area, how these standards are monitored and whether they are being met.
Answer
Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Lanarkshire Primary Care NHS Trust both have service specifications for the quality of food to be supplied to patients, and for their cleaning services. These are monitored regularly. Further information is available from Lanarkshire Health Board.