Freedom of information requests

Hopsital food spend

Questions

1. The total £ amount spent on patient meals. I would like a figure for just the food / ingredients, without including staff costs or equipment.
2. The total number of meals served to patients (including breakfast if possible)
3. The average daily cost of meals per patient in £. I.e how much does it cost to feed one patient for a day, taking just the food / ingredients costs into account, so again not including staff costs or equipment. Provide this as an average over the year, along with a note on the method used to work this out if possible.
4. The average number of patients you fed per day over the year (i.e on any given day we fed an average of 100 patients)
5. The amount of food wasted and what % this accounts for of total food served. I would like the 'amount' of food wasted given as a weight measurement if possible.

Response

1. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/estates-returns-information-collection
2. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/estates-returns-information-collection
3. £.1.28
4. 2,948.58 patients per day
5. We do not hold the information.

For each question, please provide figures

For the trust as a whole, and then for each individual hospital under your trust
For the last 5 financial years, NOT calendar years as I first requested. Please include this financial year too:

2019/2020 (exempt from Section 21 of FOIA)
2020/2021 (exempt from Section 21 of FOIA)
2021/2022 (exempt from Section 21 of FOIA)
2022/2023 (exempt from Section 21 of FOIA)
2023/2024 (for this year, please provide the figures from the start of the year to 29/02/2024) (exempt from Section 22 of FOIA)