Loyd Grossman, who led the Better Hospital Food initiative between 2001 and 2006, said although his team had a number of successes, their efforts were hampered by a lack of political will.

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Television star Loyd Grossman, Chairman of the Campaign for Museums which developed the Internet site with the Museums Documentation Association, said that giving national collection status to the 24 Hour Museum was an important step in its development.

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Enlisting the help of seven of the country's leading chefs, steered by the effusive Loyd Grossman, the new NHS menu has spawned an impressive range of quality, appetising food, perhaps not quite fit for a king, but certainly better than the average pub grub.

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