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We are so incredibly proud to see our past pupil, Audrina, making her voice heard on the national stage!

At just 12 years old, Audrina has appeared on ITV’s This Morning, taken her campaign to Parliament and continues to passionately champion better hospital food for patients.
Audrina’s courage, determination and compassion are truly inspiring. Having experienced hospital stays herself, she has turned her own experiences into a campaign to make a difference for others — showing that age is no barrier to making your voice heard and creating positive change.
It has been wonderful to watch her journey and see her representing our community so brilliantly. Well done, Audrina — we are incredibly proud of you! 👏⭐
Keep shining and keep making a difference!Parliament had a very special visitor from Mid Derbyshire today. Audrina is just 12 years old, and fresh from appearing on ITV’s This Morning and bringing her campaign to improve hospital food to the whole nation, her and her family stopped by to tour the palace

Sadly, at three years old, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. By age five, she was given all clear but has since spent a significant amount of time in hospital due to having cyclical vomiting syndrome.

As many will know if they’ve had long or overnight stays in hospital, food served in our hospitals can often be less than ideal. Audrina’s campaign started because she was served food she found so unappetising, she couldn’t eat it. To get high quality food, she preferred to bring food from home or from nearby local restaurants.

Food and diet are crucial for helping patients recover quicker and improving their experience of staying in hospital. The clinical setting can be disorientating, and proper meals that are of a great quality can go a long way of reassuring people during their stay.

Last month, I met Audrina whilst doorknocking, and she told me all about her campaign. Her passion and commitment to address this issue was incredibly impressive. I support her campaign, and have written to the government to encourage them to take action and improve food standards.

You can show your support for her campaign as well by signing her petition – c.org/r7cFQVH8nn

You can watch her interview below, and listen to why she is fighting to improve the quality of hospital food here - www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/meet-the-young-cancer-survivor-who-is-campaigning-for-better-hos... ... See MoreSee Less