WAQ71515 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 18/11/2016

A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am y defnydd o beiriannau gwerthu melysion mewn ysbytai yng Nghymru?

Wedi'i ateb gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd, Llesiant a Chwaraeon | Wedi'i ateb ar 30/11/2016

The Welsh Government believes all hospitals in Wales should promote health and be exemplars of best practice. To support hospitals we have introduced a range of initiatives aimed at improving food in hospitals, including the Health Promoting Hospital Vending Directions and Guidance. This restricts the vending of less healthy product options by placing restrictions on saturated fat, salt and sugar content.

In addition, all NHS organisations are engaged in the Corporate Health Standard which is the national quality framework for employers to improve health and well-being in the workplace. The Corporate Health Standard includes criteria to support the introduction of healthy nutrition policies within workplaces and all Health Boards are actively engaged in this programme. The Corporate Health Standard has recently been refreshed to include strengthened criteria for healthy vending. All NHS organisations and wider employers in Wales will be encouraged to align their approaches with the new criteria as part of our Healthy Working Wales programmes.