Patients Meals

Chichester

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Patients Meals scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 6 February 2026 by Chichester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Patients Meals, from September 2021 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Patients Meals.

Food hygiene rating history for Patients Meals
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 September 2021	5 / 5	Very good
6 February 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Patients Meals in Chichester has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

St Richards Hospital,
Spitalfield Lane,
Chichester,
West Sussex,
PO19 6SE

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Patients Meals. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Patients Meals?

Food hygiene at Patients Meals is inspected by Chichester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.chichester.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Patients Meals

What is Patients Meals’s food hygiene rating?

Patients Meals has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 6 February 2026.

When was Patients Meals last inspected?

Patients Meals was last inspected by Chichester on 6 February 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.