Was your hospital canteen open yesterday?

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Specializes in midwifery, gen surgical, community.

Was quite surprised to find the hospital canteen closed for lunch yesterday (New Years Eve) since it was not a bank holiday, and outpatient clinics etc where open.

Was your hospital canteen open? Our hospital had opened a small tea bar for you to buy stuff from which of course had a huge queue. We spent 15 mins of a 30 min break queueing up to buy something.

Bet none of the managers where at work yesterday.

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Not sure about new years eve but it was open new years day.

I know there was a manager in as well because I got the short straw and was senior nurse cover over new year had a busy day yesterday as well:uhoh3:

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Specializes in med/surg.

We only have a cook-chill cabinet in a small staff room anyhow - & all the good stuff goes before nurses get a chance. Some ancillary staff even take loads of dinners home for their families as the food is subsidised & a main course only costs £1.40!!!!!

I know - it's truly unbelievable!!!!

However, when I worked on Boxing Day the chef cooked us a meal each, when he was doing the patients food & we got a hot, fresh, complimentary meal - & he did that for all staff on over the holiday period. I have to add thoug that we only had 2-3 patients with 2 staff on each shift over that time.

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