Case study: Lachlann

Lachlann has just been admitted to your ward. The lunch trolley was removed from the ward an hour ago. Lachlann tells you that he has missed lunch and you are aware that he is diabetic, taking oral hypoglycaemic medication.

• Thinking about your most recent placement area, how would you have got an appropriate lunch for Lachlann?

• If Lachlann’s relatives had brought lunch in for him would you be allowed to re-heat it in a microwave?

• How should food for patients be stored?