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About: Purley War Memorial Hospital

The only offer of sustenance in the hospital’s waiting room is a a private for-profit 1980s vending machine with nothing but unhealthy sugary drinks and confectionary. The very things that the NHS advises causes serious illness and is probably the underlying reason half the patients are in the hospital. The irony would be beautiful were it not tragic. I expect much better from a modern NHS hospital.

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Response from Hilary Frayne, Head of Nursing for the Emergency Department, Croydon Health Services 5 years ago
We are preparing to make a change
Hilary Frayne
Head of Nursing for the Emergency Department,
Croydon Health Services
Submitted on 07/08/2018 at 15:11
Published on Care Opinion at 15:39


Thank you for your feedback. The trust is currently working with our partners to promote healthy snacks and drinks in the vending machines.

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