Prue Leith, mother of Legatum fellow and Boris Johnson's political secretary Danny Kruger, has been brought in to spice up hospital food (but only in England, one trusts). As Channel 4 News reported last night, she is just the latest in a line of star chefs going back to 2013 if not earlier. Each appointment seems to have been aimed at producing positive headlines rather than effective improvement. This can only come bottom-up, from training the people on the wards, doctors and nurses. As food writer and BBC presenter Sheila Dillon and a group of young doctors have been saying for years, proper nutrition should be regarded as part of treatment and recuperation.
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