FoI Number
2024-507
Subject
Patient Meals
Date Received
13/11/2024
Request and Response
  1. Please could you confirm how many hospital meals have been discarded without being served to patients?

2021/22 = 1060

2022/23 = 1077

2023/24 = 1059

2024/25 to 18/11/24 = 994

  1. Please confirm the total amount of food waste for all hospitals within the health board area?

See response to Q1. NHS Shetland only has one hospital the Gilbert Bain.

  1. Please provide details of how many meals were served to patients and what the total cost was? 

2021/22 = 15200   £19,000

2022/23 = 17718   £21,734

2023/24 = 14276   £16,845

2024/25 to 18/11/24 = 13106   £15,071

For each of the above, please provide this information for the full financial years of 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 to date.