Plant-based hospital food could save NHS £74m a year, campaigners claim

Stuart Stone
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Letter backed by 20 organisations and more than 1,000 health professionals urges NHS trusts and healthcare bodies to adopt plant-based hospital food as standard

A coalition led by the Plants First Healthcare campaign has this week called on NHS trusts, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and healthcare bodies to switch to plant-based hospital food as the default option,...

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