Overweight NHS staff targeted by health drive
April 10, 2009
Midwives, nurses, health visitors and other NHS staff are to be the target of a new government anti-obesity campaign, it was announced yesterday.
Of the 1.2 million NHS staff, around 300,000 are obese and a further 400,000 are thought to be overweight. In a report yesterday on the first year of the government's anti-obesity campaign, the Department of Health admitted it needs to put its own house in order.
For the sake of their own health, NHS staff will get personalised support to shed the pounds. Getting trim will also have the further important function of improving the chances that their patients will listen when told to cut calories.
Full detail in the Guardian article