To tackle obesity, the NHS is experimenting with financial incentives, dieting clubs and free exercise classes. But what about prescribing digital fitness trackers?
The Alzheimer’s Society is concerned that people with dementia aren’t getting diagnosed soon enough. But there are pros and cons to an early diagnosis.
While politicians and doctors argue over the data on the weekend effect, it’s important to remember that there are other ways to reduce hospital deaths.
Hospitals in England anticipate a £2.3 billion deficit by the end of the financial year. That won’t leave much in the kitty for the proposed NHS upgrade.
Deputy Director, Intellectual Forum at Jesus College in the University of Cambridge, and Researcher for the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University, University of Cambridge