A photograph of a dinner of chicken nuggets and chips served to an elderly hospital patient has sparked outrage online.
The pensioner was served the beige meal at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for dinner after being admitted to hospital for a hip operation after falling at her care home.
Billy Queen was left shocked by the quality of the food his friend's mother had been given.
He shared his disbelief at the hospital meal online and demanded a response from senior politicians, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, and Glasgow SNP councillor Mhairi Hunter.
Billy said: "Friends mother is in the Queen Elizabeth in Glasgow. Would you eat this @HumzaYousaf @MhairiHunter?
"Anything to say NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde or will you just keep feeding this to our families? It's not good enough.
"For any hospital to serve this to a sick old lady tells me everything about them.
"Good food is even more essential when you are unwell. This is barely a step above cardboard with no nutritional value ..."
Others shared their dismay in response to the tweet. Harry P said: "Ten chips and five, erm, whatever those things are that look as if you could bounce them off the wall.
"Well done Scottish NHS."
George McGavin added: "How the hell do they expect people to get well eating that rubbish...."
Another commented on how they had taken their friend a "proper" cooked hot dinner every night while he stayed in hospital as the "food was dire".
One Twitter user said: "My gran is in at the moment and the food is horrendous."
An NHSGGC spokesperson said: "A two-week rotating menu enables patients to choose from a variety of meals based on their personal preferences and also that of their families and carers, ensuring food served is tailored to their needs.
"If a patient wishes to provide any feedback or is unhappy with their food, we actively encourage them to raise this with us directly through nursing or catering staff, through our online feedback forms, or, via the ‘Food and Health in Hospital’ form given to them as part of their stay. This ensures that we can act quickly to make appropriate changes when required.
"Unannounced, regular visits to the wards review the quality of food delivered to the patients, helping ensure patients are happy with their meals."
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