Hospitals in England are falling short in the most basic care they are giving elderly patients, inspectors say.

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People need to be more honest about how much they eat and drink if obesity levels are to be cut, ministers say.

Epsom and St Helier NHS is facing a £38m spending gap this year which is predicted to get worse, the health trust says.

The independent care regulator has said snap inspections at NHS hospitals in England found one in five of them neglecting elderly patients to such an extent that they were breaking the law.

England's chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies says that people need to be honest with themselves about what they eat and drink, in order to tackle obesity.