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September 2, 2009
Prisoners Eat Better Than NHS Patients
If you don't like the wretched food served in hospitals by Britain's socialistic health service, at least there's something you can do about it — get thrown in jail:
Researchers have claimed the food provided in prisons is better than in NHS hospitals.
Experts from Bournemouth University examined the quality of food offered to prisoners and NHS patients. … Professor John Edwards said about 40% of patients entering hospital were already malnourished, and this did not tend to improve during their stay.
According to fellow researcher Dr Heather Hartwell, catering budgets often fall victim to the endless budget cuts that characterize intrinsically unaffordable free healthcare for all.
Trays are often taken away empty because food tastes so awful patients won't eat it, or because the trays have been placed out of their reach. The NHS chucks out 11 million uneaten trays every year. No matter; taxpayers have plenty of money.
In 2007, 242 patients died of malnutrition in British hospitals.
Bellows shadow health spokesman Norman Lamb:
It's incredible that so many hospitals are failing to serve healthy meals. If prisons can serve good food then so can hospitals.
Why not put a fence around the island and declare the whole place to be a prison? It worked out fine for Cuba — according to our rulers.
On tips from Brian C and V the K. Hat tip: Snapped Shot.
Posted by Van Helsing at September 2, 2009 7:02 AM
Comments
but surely some anonymous troll will assert that this same thing happens "all the time" here in america.
Posted by: weewilly at September 2, 2009 7:15 AM
Hospital food is bad in America, too.
And it's because of capitalism.
All food service should be socialized.
Food is a basic right.
We all deserve public school quality cafeteria food.
And we need to put the restaurant and supermarket industries out of business.
Their profits are obscene.
Posted by: Some Liberal Idiot at September 2, 2009 7:26 AM
I bet the prisoners get better healthcare, at that, AND IT'S FREE!
Posted by: Mr Evilwrench at September 2, 2009 7:34 AM
I drank what?!
Posted by: Socrates at September 2, 2009 9:14 AM
If prisons can serve good food then so can hospitals.
Prisoners will speak up.
Posted by: Fiberal at September 2, 2009 10:57 AM
Read about three no good thugs in prison who sued becuase their cake and cookies were soggy they were demanding a cool 2 million for their misery THEY GOT NOTHING THE JUDGE THREW OUT THEIR STUPID LAWSUIT now the judge should give them 100 years for trying to rob the public till
Posted by: SPURWING PLOVER at September 2, 2009 11:48 AM
No way should a convicted rapists be allowed to eat better then the avrage joe they dont deserve better treatment
Posted by: Flu-Bird at September 3, 2009 11:02 PM
