The family of an 84-year-old cancer patient have slammed the hospital he is being treated at after he was served "inedible" lunch.
They have shared a photo of what was "supposed to be a corned beef and pickle sandwich" - and said they "wouldn't even feed it to the horses".
The pensioner was served the meal on Thursday at Hull Royal Infirmary, where he was taken after suffering a broken arm.
Doctors later discovered he had bone cancer, reports Hull Live.
He had just had his arm reset following a two hour operation, and was on the road to recovery when his lunch was provided to him by hospital staff in what was a five-week stay.
The patient's son-in-law said: "It's supposed to be a corned beef and pickle sandwich - but not even a pickle in sight.
"There's no butter or anything. Just a tiny bit of corned beef - that's all he had.
"There was also suppose to be an apple crumble, but it was inedible and they then took it away.
"We understood that this is what he had for five weeks and we only just realised. I've never seen anything so bad and I've been in the army surviving on rations.
"It's the worse thing I have ever seen - and that's why he didn't eat it. I wouldn't even feed it to the horses."
Neil Woods, catering services manager for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: "Hospital patients are given a choice of meals every day.
"The choice includes hot and cold options, and is tailored to the patient’s specific health needs and any dietary requirements.
"All of our meal choices meet the British Dietetic Association's Nutrition & Hydration Digest requirements and are audited regularly by our team of dieticians.
"Good nutrition is an important part of any patient’s recovery, and we are sorry if we have fallen short of expectations on this occasion.
"We would always encourage patients or their relatives to raise any concerns about food with us directly, at the time a meal is served. Where a patient feels they have cause for complaint, we would always look to offer an alternative."
