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# Hospital Food

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Voices
Five weeks in lockdown in hospital is tough - and the food makes it worse
A patient with cystic fibrosis, for whom nutrition is key to health, shares her hospital food experience.
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May 30th 2020, 6:00 PM
# food waste
'A hidden problem': Up to half of food provided to patients in Irish hospitals is not eaten
The HSE said it is working to implement guidelines in hospitals to address food waste.
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Aug 5th 2019, 12:05 AM
# Healthy Eating
17 Irish hospitals have yet to roll out calorie counts on menus
Improving the standard of food has been highlighted as a priority by Health Minister Simon Harris.
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Mar 4th 2018, 6:30 AM
# food czar
'Project dietitian' appointed to help overhaul Ireland's hospital food
Improving the standard of food has been highlighted as a priority by Health Minister Simon Harris.
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Aug 6th 2017, 8:00 AM
# Hospital Food
'Amazing', 'tasty', 'best I've ever had' - Patients at three Irish hospitals rave about meals
Hiqa began a monitoring programme last year to look at nutrition and hydration care of patients in Irish hospitals.
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Sep 3rd 2016, 2:08 PM
# on the menu
‘Chicken’ or ‘fish’? Irish patients need more details about their hospital food
A Hiqa study has found some deficiencies in patient choices.
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May 27th 2016, 11:25 AM
Voices
Where do you pay €1,000 a night for lumpy Weetabix and white toast? An Irish hospital
Aine Bonner describes how she lived on Tesco meals while caring for her one-year-old daughter in CUH.
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Aug 26th 2015, 8:00 AM
Voices
The furore around fatty, inedible hospital food overshadows a far more serious issue
Disease-related malnutrition remains a major cause of avoidable complications in our hospitals.
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Mar 18th 2015, 7:00 PM
# Health
Leo: Some hospitals do a great job with food... some Dublin ones, not so much
The Health Minister plans to meet with Michelin-starred chef Oliver Dunne over the issue.
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Nov 26th 2014, 9:47 AM
# Health
Varadkar to meet with Michelin-starred chef who wants to improve hospital food
However, the meeting has been dismissed as a “publicity stunt”.
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Nov 24th 2014, 9:21 PM
# Hospital Food
UK hospitals to be fined for serving up unhealthy food
There have been calls to have a national standard of hospital food for Irish hospitals.
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Aug 29th 2014, 11:37 AM
# Healthy Eating
White bread, butter and chips? Hospital food is not good enough, says TD
Ciara Conway TD has called for response to hospital food, after a constituents child was served chips in a pediatric ward.
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Aug 29th 2014, 7:45 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
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Sep 30th 2013, 8:51 AM
# Hospital Food
No more wedges and sausage rolls for patients at the Coombe
The hospital completed a review earlier this year after TheJournal.ie brought this picture of a meal served in a maternity ward to its attention.
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Sep 30th 2013, 7:15 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Jan 16th 2013, 8:50 AM
# Hospital Food
Image of "unacceptable" meal prompts review of menu at the Coombe
The hospital said the meal was “unacceptable” and it will look to improve choices it offers in the future.
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Jan 16th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Prime Numbers
Babies, beauty pageants and Bakhurst: The week in numbers
How many Daisys were born in Ireland last year? And how much has Ireland spent on those e-voting machines?
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Jul 14th 2012, 7:30 PM
# Health
HSE defends hospital food
The HSE has criticised a newspaper for comparing hospital food with ‘Happy Meals’.
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Jul 10th 2012, 3:51 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…
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Apr 20th 2012, 8:36 AM