Criteria for the Healthcare Retail Standard

Document details the criteria, rationale and scope of the Healthcare Retail Standard for all retail providers operating in the NHS in Scotland.


Key Principles for the HRS

11. The criteria for the HRS is therefore underpinned by the following key principles:

a. consistency with the Health Promoting Health Service vision;

b. comparability of approach to healthy eating alongside the HLA plus

c. Supportive of the Scottish Dietary Goals;

d. Consistency with all of the commitments in and ethos of Supporting Healthy Choices; and

e. Equally commercially and practically viable for all retailers.

This paper refers to catering, retail and mixed outlets and trolley services. In this paper their meaning is as follows:

Catering outlets are those where most food is prepared before it is served to the customer either to be consumed on-site or taken away. An example would be a tea bar, restaurant or vending operation. Catering outlets in healthcare buildings or operating within healthcare grounds should comply with the healthyliving award ( HLA) plus.

Retail outlets are those where food is not prepared on-site, rather it is ready for immediate purchase. Examples include a convenience store, newsagent, mobile or pop-up store or trolley service. Retail outlets in healthcare buildings or operating within healthcare grounds should comply with the SGF Healthcare Retail Standard ( HRS).

Mixed outlets offer a combination of catering and retail provision. Mixed outlets in healthcare buildings should comply with both the SGF Healthcare Retail Standard ( HRS) and the healthyliving award ( HLA) plus. For these outlets, two assessments will be undertaken, one for HRS and one for HLA.

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