Climb on board for a cheaper shop

Food bus to stop outside hospital so that patients and staff can stock up

- Anna Davis Deputy Campaigns Editor

A BUS where people can buy affordable food will stop at a London hospital for the first time after demand from staff and patients.

The Food Bus, run by the charity Be Enriched, will make an extra stop at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton to enable people to buy food cheaper than in the shops. It comes as growing numbers of people in jobs struggle with the cost-of-living crisis. One in four hospitals has set up food banks to support staff, including nurses, and hospital bosses have warned that NHS workers are leaving for better paid jobs in supermarkets or hospitality.