英國醫院年扔九百萬餐---公醫制度的典範

[newshine]

英國醫院年扔九百萬餐

http://www.bcc.com.tw/news/newsview.asp?cde=1609503

英國各健保醫院去年一共丟到九百三十萬份，病人碰都沒碰的伙食。浪費了要保人兩千兩百萬英鎊，大約十億台幣。

在英國，住健保醫院比坐牢還慘。根據調查，很多醫院醫護人員太忙根本沒空餵老、弱病人吃飯、喝水。很多醫院都是當著這些又飢又渴的老、弱病人的面把飯菜丟掉的。這項調查也發現，有些醫院的病人甚至續十個小時連一口水都喝不到。

英國「老人組織」負責人米契爾說，吃飯時間，醫護人員最重要工作就是讓病人能吃到飯。他說，剛動過手術的年長病人通都需要別人幫忙才能吃飯。不過，醫院管理單位並沒有把病人進食當作重點管理，嚴重影響病人健康的恢復，也浪費要保人的金錢。

[壞人卡]

(怕怕)

[kathy]

上BBC 以hospital meal來search

確實有類似新聞

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15242319

Millions of hospital meals uneaten



The analysis of the snapshot figures from 200 NHS trusts by SSentif suggests wastage could be costing the NHS millions every year.

Hospital trusts are responsible for their own catering provision and there is no government guidance on the issue.

But a health minister said trusts with higher levels of waste should learn from those with better records.

The analysis comes ahead of a Care Quality Commission report to be published later this week which will look at poor NHS practice over nutrition for the elderly.

The NHS should adhere to the government's protected mealtimes policy, which says wards should be free of visitors and non-emergency medical activity at mealtimes, and that patients should be encouraged to eat - as and when staff are available to helping them.

Mealtimes 'a priority'

The SSentif analysis looked at Estate Returns Information Collection (Eric) data - which all trusts have to provide on a particular day - on costs per patient per day, the percentage of meals requested and the percentage of meals returned untouched.

It found Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust had the worst record, with 29% of meals returned uneaten, while 25% go uneaten at the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust.

In a statement, the Ipswich trust said: "At the time of our most recent Eric return, based on a one-day snapshot, waste was indeed at 29%, but since then the trust has been working with its hotel services contractor to reduce that figure which will now be considerably lower."

A spokeswoman for the Manchester trust said it had had a high percentage of meals returned.

But she added: "We discovered that staff on the ward, responsible for ordering food for our patients, were being over generous in the food quantities they ordered to create more choice and more menu options on the ward, particularly for our at-risk patients."

She said this no longer happened.

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Those hospitals with high levels of waste should be looking to learn from the ones that don't.”
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Simon Burns

Health minister
However, other trusts did have much lower figures. Less than 1% of meals are returned uneaten at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (a mental health trust) and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust.

Judy Aldred, managing director of SSentif, said: "Trusts have responsibility for their own catering budgets and with no minimum standard set by government, the result seems to be huge discrepancies between organisations.

"Food waste in the NHS is also a big concern, as although some waste is inevitable in any catering environment, untouched meals in a healthcare situation have more worrying implications for patient health and nourishment."

Michelle Mitchell, charity director of Age UK, said: "Protecting hospital mealtimes needs to be a priority on every ward to ensure that patients have the help they need at mealtime with staff able to provide proper support to those who need it.

"Often, older patients require more support to eat a meal, especially after an operation or whilst receiving treatment, and this is often not taken into account.

"Hospitals must make nutritional care a top priority, so that older people don't go needlessly hungry."

Health minister, Simon Burns, said: "Those hospitals with high levels of waste should be looking to learn from the ones that don't.

"All hospitals should also make sure that every patient gets the help they need to eat properly, and offer good quality nutritious food. This is an essential part of hospital care."

[kathy]

另一則

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-15264834

Cornish hospital trust 'working to cut 27% food waste'

Analysis carried out by SSentif revealed 27% of food provided by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was wasted.

Figures provided by the trust for the 2009/2010 period also showed 15% of meals were returned "untouched".

In a statement, the trust said it was working hard with staff and hotel services to reduce food waste.

The trust provides mental health and learning disability services to people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

It has an annual budget of £75m and employs nearly 1,400 people - making it one of the largest local employers.

For the 2009/2010 period, the trust told BBC News it spent £6.14 per patient, per day on food.

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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Data provided by 200 NHS hospital and mental health trusts in England showed the amount spent on food ranged from £2.93 to £19 per patient, per day.

The statement from the Cornish trust said: "Patients have told us that on the whole we provide good quality food.

"We are working hard to improve the way meals are ordered so they more accurately reflect the actual number of patients on the wards and take into account patients who are participating in activities off the hospital site or who go out during the day.

"We will be contacting some of the hospitals with the lowest levels of waste to determine what additional things we can do to reduce this figure while continuing to provide high quality, nutritious food for our patients."

'Worrying implications'

The SSentif analysis looked at Estate Returns Information Collection (Eric) data - which all trusts have to provide on a particular day - on costs per patient per day, the percentage of meals requested and the percentage of meals returned untouched.

Judy Aldred, managing director of SSentif, said although some waste was "inevitable" in a catering environment, untouched meals in a healthcare situation had "more worrying implications".

Health Minister Simon Burns said an essential part of hospital care was ensuring patients were offered "good quality nutritious food" and given help, where necessary, to eat it.

Across England about nine million hospital meals - almost 8% - are returned uneaten every year.

[kathy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15242319

The NHS should adhere to the government's protected mealtimes policy, which says wards should be free of visitors and non-emergency medical activity at mealtimes, and that patients should be encouraged to eat - as and when staff are available to helping them.

事件報告的建議有天壤之別
我們這邊若發生類似事情
保證一堆已經多年不在第一線的
護德 醫德大老一起重砲批評

這篇新聞 或報告
卻是建議政府應該推行政策
確保用餐時刻 病房不應有訪客或有非緊急的醫療業務

另外
他們的供餐似乎是外包給飯店業者

In a statement, the Ipswich trust said: "At the time of our most recent Eric return, based on a one-day snapshot, waste was indeed at 29%, but since then the trust has been working with its hotel services contractor to reduce that figure which will now considerably lower."

這麼大的事件

BBC處理的方式
就是具體呈現相關團體
或者主管機關的意見

沒有激情灑狗血
沒有兼敘夾議
沒有框架什麼論點

反而讓人可以靜下來想些事情

[kathy]

相較於

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15242319

Millions of hospital meals uneaten

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-15264834

Cornish hospital trust 'working to cut 27% food waste'

是不是台灣人

只喜歡

或只配讀

這樣的新聞?

http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/artic ... D/20111012
「離譜」 亞東病危通知發錯人
鄰床張冠李戴 險嚇死9旬嬤

[newshine]

我個人是不贊成施行公醫制度
這種制度
往往看起來最公平
卻也最抹滅人性
(不要啊) (不要啊) (不要啊)

[williamtingyeh]

中廣的內容 聳動的部份 感覺是自己生出來的
"住醫院比坐牢還慘 十幾個小時沒有喝到水"

這也太誇張了 水的部份 英國醫院 起碼一天三次 推車到病人面前 問要果汁
茶 或是 咖啡 (英國人不喝早茶 下午茶會感到很怪的)
然後 每個病人桌上都會放 滿滿的一個大水壺 還滿滿的冰塊哩
"十幾個小時沒喝到水" 會不會太誇張了

比坐牢還慘的部份 那 我們醫師都比受刑人辛苦ㄚ 十幾個小時沒吃飯 沒喝水 是我們醫師的福利吧 開玩笑

[hsu]

還好在台灣的醫院
除了管灌外
這些都不是護士的工作與責任
不然我看醫院都沒護士可用了

[amin30]

柯文哲P: 台灣的媒體不是自由業而是製造業，台灣沒有記者只有作者。