NHS doctors respond to the government’s failure to address the problems raised by the petition for a vote of no confidence in Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt
The NHS has been one of the UK’s greatest achievements. For 65 years it has provided a cost effective, universal health service, free at the point of need to all people irrespective of their background, circumstance or ability to pay, but it is now under greater threat than ever before.
Although the NHS was deemed to be “protected” from the pressures of financial austerity, it was forced to make £22 billion of efficiency savings over a four-year period. Not surprisingly, the service is really feeling the strain.
Cycling and walking in urban areas offer a plethora of positive effects for a number of health outcomes, which could save the NHS billions
The NHS has launched an online tool that predicts when a person will have a heart attack or stroke, an comparing their “heart age” to their biological age.