Lithuanian and European hospitals face issues with poor patient meal quality despite regulations and standards.
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Lithuanian regulations mandate healthy and safe patient nutrition in stationary healthcare facilities, recommending quality criteria and prioritizing local or ecological food, while also setting stricter limits on sugar and salt. Despite these guidelines, reports show poor food quality in some Lithuanian hospitals, with instances of unappetizing and nutritionally inadequate meals. The contracted catering company in one case charges approximately 3.5 euros per patient per day. The Ministry of Health states that food costs are included in the basic service prices covered by the National Health Insurance Fund, with no separate compensation mechanism for nutrition. In other European countries, such as France and Spain, patients frequently complain about repetitive and nutritionally deficient hospital food, leading to government interventions to set minimum dietary standards. Similar issues of poor food quality are also noted in Romania and Bulgaria.
