Meet the catering staff who will be working long hours to bring Christmas dinner to those in hospital

Hospital canteen staff across the country will be working long hours to make sure patients get to enjoy a Christmas dinner. We talk to employees who will be serving memories on a plate this year

“Having something good to eat brings a moment of pleasure to a patient’s day, especially at Christmas" — meet some of the catering staff working in hospitals this Christmas

What is the best part of Christmas? For many, it’s the family dinner, when everyone pulls crackers, wears silly hats, and tucks into plates of turkey, ham, and all the trimmings before snoozing in front of a film on the sofa.

Spare a thought, then, for hospital canteen staff who will be forgoing these celebrations to serve Christmas dinner to sick patients.