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With over half of the National Health Service’s 1.3 million workers losing the battle of the bulge, NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens has urged doctors and nurses to kick junk food and shed some pounds to set a good example to patients.
Obesity is putting huge pressure on the health service, which is struggling to stomach a £30 billion black hole in its budget. The swelling problem is believed to eat up more than a third of the service’s £110 billion bank balance.
Under the plans, junk food could be off the menu in hospital canteens and overweight doctors and nurses encouraged to take part in weight loss competitions.
http://rt.com/uk/176700-obese-nhs-staff-patients/
Obesity is putting huge pressure on the health service, which is struggling to stomach a £30 billion black hole in its budget. The swelling problem is believed to eat up more than a third of the service’s £110 billion bank balance.
Under the plans, junk food could be off the menu in hospital canteens and overweight doctors and nurses encouraged to take part in weight loss competitions.
http://rt.com/uk/176700-obese-nhs-staff-patients/