Scottish hospitals throwing away millions of pounds of food

By Cara Sulieman

HOSPITALS in Scotland have thrown away a £6 million mountain of food in the last two years.

Averaging £3 million a year; NHS Boards in Scotland are literally throwing money down the drain as they waste hundreds of thousands of meals a year.

The 14 health boards throw out over 400,000 meals between them annually.

But the figure could be much more – with only five boards able to provide accurate numbers to FOI investigators.

The Taxpayer’s Alliance have branded the amounts “disturbing” and said that whilst some waste is expected, hospitals should do everything they can to reduce the amounts or recycle food that isn’t used.

Cons tuck into mouth-watering Christmas dinner

By Cara Sulieman

THE CHRISTMAS menu for some of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners has been revealed, with a mouth-watering selection of meals available.

With breakfast, lunch and tea being offered, the Scottish Prison Service said “nice food eases tension in jail”.

But many will be angered as they struggle to feed their family during the recession whilst lags tuck in to tasty turkey and trimmings.

The spoilt cons will be tucking into chicken or nut roast for lunch followed by Black Forest gateaux.