Health board says sorry for meal served at Glasgow hospital

The picture appears to show a thin slice of turkey and four roast potatoes soaked in watery gravy.

Author: Callum McQuadePublished 19th Feb 2024

Bosses at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is saying sorry to a family over a meal served up to a patient at the Queen Elizabeth University hospital.

A woman known as Lara posted a picture of what appears to be a thin slice of processed turkey with roast potatoes floating in gravy to Twitter/X.

She said it was given to her dad.

"This is the lunch served up to my father in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow today. An absolute disgrace. Disgusting."

The post has had over 6,000 likes and a further 6,000 comments.

A spokesperson for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is committed to serving fresh, healthy and appetising food to all our patients, and all meals served at our hospitals are prepared in-house to meet strict nutritional standards.

"However, on this occasion, the food we have served has fallen below the standards we set ourselves, and which patients should be able to expect, and we apologise to the patient involved and their family.

"We encourage anyone who would like to discuss their meals to get in touch with our catering team who can quickly resolve any issues."

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