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<p>A fresh chopped fruit option is served as part of the breakfast menu on the Departmental
estate. The Department offers a healthy meal option in locations hot food is served.
The Department also offers a healthy sandwich meal deal, a salad bar and whole fruit
snacks every day in the restaurants and cafes on its estate.</p><p> </p><p>National
Health Service hospitals are required to meet the Government Buying Standards for
Food and Catering Services through the NHS Standard Contract, and are required to
develop and maintain a food and drink strategy which focuses on healthier eating across
the whole hospital community, including the contents of vending machines.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services are available at the following
link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418072/gbs-food-catering-march2015.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418072/gbs-food-catering-march2015.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>In 2016 NHS England introduced a financial incentive for hospitals to encourage
healthier food options to be available for staff, limiting the proportion, placement
and promotion of foods high in fat, salt, sugar and saturates sold on NHS premises,
including via vending machines. This scheme was expanded in the 2017/19 Commissioning
for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN). Alongside this, in July 2017 NHS England introduced
a voluntary Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) reduction scheme limiting sales of SSBs
in each vendor on NHS premises to no more than 10% of SSBs, by volume.</p>
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