Hospitals need to understand that good food is medicine, especially in light of the Chronic Care Act, which emphasizes the importance of nutrition advocacy. PRUE LEITH But I was persuaded by Matt Hancock. This time, he said, things would be different. The Review would be backed by the Department of Health, and its members would be NHS dietitians, medics, caterers and administrators, who were committed to change. OK, I said, but what about Downing Street and the Treasury? That led to my meeting the PM for breakfast in the Downing Street garden – a slightly surreal experience – and a promise that he really meant business and that our report on food security and health expenditures would not gather dust on a shelf.