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The areas where the NHS is being sent door-to-door to tackle sickness

The NHS is sending health workers door-to-door to help detect illnesses before emergency care is needed. Community health and well-being workers are already deployed in 12 areas in England, with ...
New Scientist

Make the NHS a well-being service not sickness service

In 1948, the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. This seems to have fallen on ...
The Scotsman

Innovation training for NHS staff vital to wellbeing and productivity, finds report

‘Developing more innovative approaches is vital to enhancing the wellbeing and productivity of NHS staff across Scotland,’ insists a formal health service partner following publication of a new survey ...
The Conversation

Investing in NHS staff wellbeing could produce economic benefits the UK desperately needs

Catia Nicodemo is affiliated with the University of Oxford. Health emerged as a major beneficiary in the UK government’s recent spending review. It highlighted a clear ambition to modernise public ...
New Scientist

Plans to provide genetic testing on the NHS could harm well-being

The National Health Service (NHS) in England is set to offer genetic testing to help determine people’s risk of developing common diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. However, some influential ...