Internal Reference Number: FOI_7260
Date Request Received: 27/06/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/07/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Food provision within the Trust
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: Budget What is the Annual £ budget on Patient and Employee food? | |
Answer To Question 1: The Annual budget for 2023/24 for Patient & Employee food is £1,089,636 | |
Question Number 2: Procurement Is food purchased direct from within the Trust via procurement business partners, or a third party supplier like Compass/FoodBuy? If internally who are the colleagues responsible? | |
Answer To Question 2: Food is ordered by our catering team as part of the Fully managed procurement service, for the Catering Department contract with Allmanhall Ltd. | |
Question Number 3: Patient Meals What is the average, per head £cost, per day of patient food? Does the trust purchase Frozen Ready Meals? If so, how many per year (quantity or £ is fine)? % of total meals that are Vegetarian | |
Answer To Question 3: Patient Meals What is the average, per head £cost, per day of patient food? £3.75 Does the trust purchase Frozen Ready Meals? If so, how many per year (quantity or £ is fine)? No % of total meals that are Vegetarian There are x2 meat and x1 veg options at lunch and x1 meat and x1 veg option at supper | |
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