❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Health regarding food and beverage policies in public hospitals, particularly in comparison to school canteen guidelines. The Minister provides the relevant policy and clarifies its scope.
AnsweredQoN 248Legislative Council
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HOSPITALS — PUBLIC — FOOD AND DRINK
248. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to food and beverages
offered in public hospitals to patients, staff and visitors.
(1) Can the
minister please table the relevant policies that restrict or guide the sale of
food and beverage or supply of same to patients?
(2) Does the
Department of Health apply a traffic light system to food and beverage —
The PRESIDENT : Order,
members. Can we just have a bit of order in the chamber, thank you. Sorry to
interrupt, Hon Martin Aldridge.
Hon MARTIN
ALDRIDGE : I continue —
in health facilities in a similar way
to which its WA School Food and Drink Criteria applies to schools?
(3) Do pies,
sausage rolls, pastries, ham and cheese sandwiches, whether toasted or not, and
hot potato chips sold or supplied in public hospitals comply with the ''nutrient
criteria'' expected of schools?
(4) If no to (3),
does the minister support the Department of Health's hypocrisy by telling
school canteens to do one thing whilst public hospitals do another?
248. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to food and beverages
offered in public hospitals to patients, staff and visitors.
(1) Can the
minister please table the relevant policies that restrict or guide the sale of
food and beverage or supply of same to patients?
(2) Does the
Department of Health apply a traffic light system to food and beverage —
The PRESIDENT : Order,
members. Can we just have a bit of order in the chamber, thank you. Sorry to
interrupt, Hon Martin Aldridge.
Hon MARTIN
ALDRIDGE : I continue —
in health facilities in a similar way
to which its WA School Food and Drink Criteria applies to schools?
(3) Do pies,
sausage rolls, pastries, ham and cheese sandwiches, whether toasted or not, and
hot potato chips sold or supplied in public hospitals comply with the ''nutrient
criteria'' expected of schools?
(4) If no to (3),
does the minister support the Department of Health's hypocrisy by telling
school canteens to do one thing whilst public hospitals do another?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1) The
Department of Health's Healthy options WA: Food and nutrition policy
for WA health services and facilities applies to retail outlets and vending
machines in public healthcare facilities. This policy does not apply to hospital inpatient and aged-care
resident meals or food and drinks brought in by staff members , patients
and visitors for personal consumption.
I table the
policy.
[See paper 3046 .]
(2) Yes.
(3) The criteria used to classify food and drink in
schools underpins the Department of Education's Student health in
public schools procedures , appendix B, ''Healthy food and drink''.
The Department of Health has a separate policy, with its own criteria, that applies to retail outlets and
vending machines in public healthcare facilities.
(4) The policy
that applies to schools is set by the Department of Education.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1) The
Department of Health's Healthy options WA: Food and nutrition policy
for WA health services and facilities applies to retail outlets and vending
machines in public healthcare facilities. This policy does not apply to hospital inpatient and aged-care
resident meals or food and drinks brought in by staff members , patients
and visitors for personal consumption.
I table the
policy.
[See paper 3046 .]
(2) Yes.
(3) The criteria used to classify food and drink in
schools underpins the Department of Education's Student health in
public schools procedures , appendix B, ''Healthy food and drink''.
The Department of Health has a separate policy, with its own criteria, that applies to retail outlets and
vending machines in public healthcare facilities.
(4) The policy
that applies to schools is set by the Department of Education.
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