Bara serves patients rotten food
Food services staff at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital claim that food preparation guidelines and menus designed by the hospital's dieticians are not followed. Sometimes, patients are served rotten food.
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Bara serves patients rotten food
Food services staff at Chris Hani Baragwanath (CHB) Hospital have claimed that patients are often served rotten and contaminated food and food preparation guidelines and menus designed by dieticians are ignored.
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