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Guidance - draft for public consultation

Food in Hospital's (2025) Specification (SHFN 04-01) - Draft for Public Consultation

Published on 06 August 2025

From: NHSScotland Assure

National Catering and Nutrition Specification for Food and Fluid Provision in Hospitals in Scotland.

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Scottish Health Facilities Note (SHFN) 04-01 is the National Catering and Nutrition Specification for Food and Fluid Provision in Hospitals in Scotland. Eating well and enjoying food is fundamentally important for every individual’s health and wellbeing. In a hospital setting appealing food and good nutrition is more than this, here it is vitally important.

All consultation comments to be returned by 17th September using the Consultation Comments Form.

Please click here to see the current version of SHFN 04-01.