Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership

Gray, Selena; Means, Robin; Orme, Judy; Pitt, Hannah; Jones, Matthew; Salmon, Debra

Abstract

The Food for Life Partnership (FFLP) is an initiative led by the Soil Association (SA), a non governmental organisation in the UK which aims to encourage a healthy, sustainable food culture in communities. The SA also runs a Catering Mark scheme that provides an independent endorsement that food providers are taking steps to improve the food they serve, using fresh ingredients which are free from undesirable additives and trans fats, are better for animal welfare, and comply with national nutrition standards. FFLP work in schools has already been shown a significant impact and FFLP has now been extended to hospitals, care homes, universities and early years settings.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 6, 2019
• Publication Date: Oct 6, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 9, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 6, 2016
• Journal: European Journal of Public Health
• Print ISSN: 1101-1262
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: Suppl3
• Pages: 380
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.018
• Keywords: food culture, hospital food, evaluation
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/804688
• Publisher URL: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/eurpub/25/suppl_3/ckv176.018
• Related Public URLs: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.018
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in European Journal of Public Health following peer review. The version of record Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., Jones, M. and Salmon, D. (2015) Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership. European Journal of Public Health, 25 (Suppl3). p. 380. ISSN 1101-1262 is available online at: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/suppl_3/ckv176.018
• Contract Date: Oct 6, 2016