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| NHS Five Year Forward View depends on improved training Palaikantis argumentas1 #373004 Without additional training of GPs and other frontline healthcare professionals, and increased availability of weight management services, the plans set out for the Five Year Forward View will be undermined. | |
+Citavimą (1) - CitavimąPridėti citatąList by: CiterankMapLink[1] State of the Nation's Waistline 2015
Cituoja: National Obesity Forum
Publication info: 2015 January, 12
Cituojamas: David Price 10:45 PM 13 January 2015 GMT
Citerank: (4) 340964Tackling obesity in the UKWith concern growing that the Foresight analysis—that 50% of the UK population could be obese by 2050, at an annual cost to the nation of around £50 billion per year [2]—substantially underestimates the scale of the unfolding obesity crisis, the College of Contemporary Health is working with the wider policy community to develop a whole systems map of the obesity crisis and the potential responses.7F1CEB7, 362143Appoint an obesity champion or tsarAppoint a government obesity champion to drive a coordinated obesity strategy between and across central government departments which include Health, the Treasury, Sport, Education, Agriculture, the Department of Work and Pensions, and local government for the local environment. This person should have a strong but politically independent status (e.g. a member of the House of Lords) with the skills and authority to address issues which need multiple government departmental involvement.565CA4D9, 399608NHS Five Year Forward View depends on improved trainingWithout additional training of GPs and other frontline healthcare professionals, and increased availability of weight management services, the plans set out for the Five Year Forward View will be undermined.1198CE71, 399619Appoint an obesity champion or tsarAppoint a government obesity champion to drive a coordinated obesity strategy between and across central government departments which include Health, the Treasury, Sport, Education, Agriculture, the Department of Work and Pensions, and local government for the local environment. This person should have a strong but politically independent status (e.g. a member of the House of Lords) with the skills and authority to address issues which need multiple government departmental involvement.565CA4D9
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| | Ištrauka - Without additional training of GPs and other frontline healthcare professionals, and increased availability of weight management services, the plans set out for the Five Year Forward View will be undermined. Patients are unlikely to seek consultations specifically to discuss their weight, meaning GPs and other healthcare practitioners must raise what is a difficult and emotive issue. This must include regular monitoring of both adults’ and children’s weights to both identify and manage excess weight. |
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