Girl, 12, campaigns for healthier hospital food
Summary
A 12-year-old girl named Audrina from Derby, who has cancer experience, started a petition to improve hospital food because she found the meals unhealthy and unappealing. Her petition has gained support from a local member of parliament and the Department of Health welcomes ideas to make hospital food better.Key Facts
- Audrina was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer in 2018 and is now cancer-free.
- She has spent more time in hospitals due to cyclic vomiting syndrome.
- Audrina describes hospital meals as tasteless, lacking nutrition, and sometimes poorly prepared.
- She started a petition asking the UK government to improve hospital food standards.
- The petition needs 100,000 signatures to be considered for a debate in Parliament; it currently has around 500.
- Audrina runs an Instagram series called £1 meals to show how to make healthy and tasty meals cheaply.
- She suggests hospitals could use local food and grow fruits and vegetables on-site.
- A local MP, Jonathan Davies, supports her campaign and wants ministers to listen.
- The Department of Health said hospital food must follow national rules and welcomes new ideas for improvement.
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