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In his first media interview Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, stated that employers should take an active interest in staff health and wellbeing. Stevens' previous organisation UnitedHealth offered all employees financial incentives for health improvement, including reductions in body mass index for those with a higher-than-ideal BMI. As the purveyor of health and wellbeing, how is the NHS performing in promoting a healthy lifestyle among its own?
In 2009, the Department of Health estimated that of the 1.2 million staff in the NHS, approximately 300,000 would be classified as obese and a further 400,000 as overweight. Obesity, although caused by many factors, is greatly influenced by our choice of diet. Those working within the NHS would agree that food in hospitals is limited in choice, relatively expensive and mostly unhealthy.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/jul/10/hospital-food-unhealthy-nhs-staff
In 2009, the Department of Health estimated that of the 1.2 million staff in the NHS, approximately 300,000 would be classified as obese and a further 400,000 as overweight. Obesity, although caused by many factors, is greatly influenced by our choice of diet. Those working within the NHS would agree that food in hospitals is limited in choice, relatively expensive and mostly unhealthy.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/jul/10/hospital-food-unhealthy-nhs-staff