◆ Pillar 4 of 6 · Weight 15%
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Percentage of UK public-sector meals — NHS hospitals, schools, defence, prisons, government catering — meeting nutrient-density thresholds. Higher is better. Pillar weight: 15%.
Phase 0 placeholder narrative: school and hospital meal compliance with nutrient-density thresholds remains uneven.
Methodology
Weighting between procurement channels (NHS / schools / other) is documented in the methodology page. Velocity uses the standard 12-month rolling computation on monthly readings; NHS interim monthly readings count for velocity even when annual school data has not refreshed.
Primary sources
- Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering — public, available.
- NHS England Hospital Food Standards data — public + FOI for the first year. Status: partially available; compliance reporting is uneven across trusts.
- School Food Standards compliance data — public, available.