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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath's amendment, Clause 145

Health and Care Act 2022

Committee stage

Amendment number: 258

Lead member

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour, Life peer
Lords

Decision

Not moved
The amendment was not moved. The House was not invited to take a decision on it (though it may have been debated with other amendments).

Amendment text

Clause 145, page 124, line 12

at end insert—
“(c) require a minimum protected patient day funded food cost updated on an annual basis;
(d) require mandatory training for catering staff employed in the NHS or on contract with the NHS for the purposes of implementing the standards set out in the regulations made under this section;
(e) require mandatory training regarding the need to ensure that patients receive food and drink that takes full account of religious and dietary requirements;
(f) require NHS England to ensure that a programme is established to ensure that necessary improvements are made to NHS kitchens and catering equipment for the purposes of implementing the standards set out in regulations made under this section.”

Sponsors

Baroness Thornton
Labour
Life peer
Baroness Barker
Liberal Democrat
Life peer