The King's Fund Catering Advisory Service undertook to investigate the provisions costs at Hammersmith Hospital. for this purpose the Treasurer's Department submitted records of patient occupancy, ward meal requisitions, hospital and medical school staff meals, stores issue sheets and the menus for the period 9th to 22nd February 1970 inclusive. It is recommended that to keep costs at a reasonable level standard costed recipes should be revised regularly, and all stores orders should be based on known patient requirements or written production figures for staff meals.