Hospital Food

intake

1947: nothing more unusual than
coming home
fitted with civvy suit, shoes, raincoat and shirt
searching for something
I’d left
people were the same
culture was different
sit down for a meal at 6 or 7
still there at 10 or 11

so different
so varied
life was easy
work finished for the day and well
tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow
too, a life of its own
couldn’t be organized by the army

everyone having such a good time
a war that not many people saw
I SAW THE JAWS OF HELL
never so much noise, explosions

then it cleared and
the birds came
and
sang


Patrick Lannon
25th May 2007


HOSPITAL FOOD

‘A major challenge facing caterers and nutritionists is the number of patients entering healthcare facilities in a malnourished state. Studies show that up to 40 per cent of hospital patients are malnourished on admission. This means they have not been eating well enough to keep themselves healthy.’

From Better Hospital Food, NHS website
http://195.92.246.148/nhsestates/better_hospital_food/bhf_content/nutrition/overview.asp



Pencil Illustration by Raymond Weaver 2007