Healthcare

Maxine Cartz, dietitian for Medirest, Compass Group UK & Ireland, said: "It is really important to make mealtimes fun for young patients in hospital for whom food is an essential part of treatment

The celebrity chef was appointed by the NHS in 2001 to revamp hospital menus as part of the 'Better Hospital Food Initiative'.

According to Emma Hockridge, a spokesperson for the Soil Association, healthy produce that is sourced from the local area could be an option for such organisations.

The new five-year contract is worth an estimated £2.6 million a year and will see around 100 Sodexo employees providing the food and beverage service at 15 Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Cen

The findings come in a report from a coalition of health and environmental campaigners, who are calling for a new law to improve all food served in public sector institutions.

Consort Healthcare, the PFI healthcare division of Balfour Beatty, awarded Compass' retail business with two 15-year contracts worth almost £50 million in total revenue from customer sales after the

Paul Winter, head of Hotel Services for the Trust commented: "We are pleased to welcome ARAMARK Healthcare to the Trust.

The star of BBC2's Something for the Weekend launched a new range of recipes at the hospital earlier this year.

Based in Fulbourn Cambridge, Lifespan currently prepares and produces 24,000 portions of hospital food every day. Known for its 'cook chill' meals, the NHS caterers expect to increase the business by

Diabetes and catering dietician and educator Helen Davies: "Food and drink is the most basic medicine for the body, particularly for hospital patients recovering from illness or surgery.