This represents a 77% increase on the previous year and, crucially, is above the expected officer wastage rate by some 1, 600 officers.

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At one point, the Trust was having to throw away almost a quarter of all the food it served but since the introduction of a new system based on steaming its meals, and patients choosing from a menu the day before, the rate of wastage has halved, to around 11%.

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