London NHS hospital serves up venison in sustainability drive
A major London NHS Trust is serving up venison across its hospitals in a drive to improve sustainability.
Patients at Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) hospitals began receiving meals with the game meat from May 16.
Venison is a highly sustainable and ethical source of meat as deer are completely free-range animals. The Trust says that all its venison are sourced from Scotland and has a low carbon footprint.
The meat is high in B vitamins, protein and iron, and very low in fat.
On Thursday, the hospital’s catering team hosted a Venison Theme Day at Shepherds Hall Restaurant to celebrate the introduction of this sustainable meat to their menus.
Nedko Rusev, Catering Chef Manager at GSST, said: “We have been working on this project for over a year, and I am so pleased that we are now able to introduce this sustainable, healthier, and delicious red meat to the menu at our hospitals for our patients and staff to enjoy.”
In 2021, East Lancashire Hospital Trust began serving venison culled by Forestry England just 13 miles away in the Forest of Boland and Grizedale to its patients.
