House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-06-07 Daily Xml

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REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL

51 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). Will funding allocated to the food and catering services at the Repatriation General Hospital also incorporate the development and implementation of nutritional standards and menu guidelines for public hospitals in South Australia?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised:

The Repatriation General Hospital (RGH) patient menus are based on Industry standards 'Towards the Development of Best Practice Patient Food Services', 1996, Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, Flinders University of South Australia.

The RGH menu aligns to 2009 draft standards: 'Menu and nutritional standards for adult inpatients in South Australian acute care hospitals'.

The RGH currently provides from within its operational budget a nutritional menu for inpatients that is consistent with industry standards.