Wow !!From Pulse today.... But can't get to copy the link to it... Sorry
NHS England is set to introduce incentives for losing weight as part of plans to reduce sickness absence in the workforce, it has revealed.
As part of its new five-year plan, NHS England said it will ‘measure staff health and wellbeing’ and introduce ‘voluntary work-based weight watching and health schemes’.
It said the schemes it was planning to use were proven to ‘achieve sustaintable weight loss in more than a third of those who take part’.
NHS England will also ‘cut access to unhealthy products on NHS premises, implementing food standards, and providing healthy options for night staff’, it said, and support ‘active travel’ schemes for staff and visitors.
The plan said: ‘While three-quarters of NHS trusts say they offer staff help to quit smoking, only about a third offer them support in keeping to a healthy weight. Three-quarters of hospitals do not offer healthy food to staff working night shifts. It has previously been estimated the NHS could reduce its overall sickness rate by a third – the equivalent of adding almost 15,000 staff and 3.3 million working days at a cost saving of £550m.’
In addition, NHS England intends to speak to large employers about also incentivising healthy living, chief executive Simon Stevens said. Probed further, he said incentives may include shopping vouchers, for example.
Mr Stevens said: ‘Employers in many countries have developed voluntary schemes for their employees whereby, for example, you actually get cash back based on participation in Weight Watchers or other types of schemes.’
‘There are quite a lot of international programmes where research has shown they worked well and they have generally been ignored in this country so far.’
Cool down, I am self employed too though not in Britain.Just wondering what forum members think to the NHS staff being given payments to incentivise them to lose weight?
My thoughts are:
Why?
Can't they just take the advice from their NHS dieticians?
I have to pay for everything a self employed person, so why can't they?
Am I just mean?
Wow !!
Let us all hope that the newly healthy living food also reaches the patients, and that we are offered "proper" food for our diets.
No of course not.Aaaaah,but it depends what NHS England classifies as "proper" food. After reading the "big fat surprise" book I don't think I could follow any advice from the govt led advisers!!
Or any other thinking person with diabetes who has a modicum of respect for their own health and ongoing preservation of that health. But, it does give us another slant on the desperate nature of the problem.Aaaaah,but it depends what NHS England classifies as "proper" food. After reading the "big fat surprise" book I don't think I could follow any advice from the govt led advisers!!
In addition, NHS England intends to speak to large employers about also incentivising healthy living, chief executive Simon Stevens said. Probed further, he said incentives may include shopping vouchers, for example.
Mr Stevens said: ‘Employers in many countries have developed voluntary schemes for their employees whereby, for example, you actually get cash back based on participation in Weight Watchers or other types of schemes.’
‘There are quite a lot of international programmes where research has shown they worked well and they have generally been ignored in this country so far.’
Looking forward to it lol xxx tc have a nice break ...@Scandichic have you got a a nice desert recepie one I can put in oven .....will post some cartoons especially for you! Hugs!
Need to tackle the stress levels first ...maybe ....Yet another lets bash the NHS over the diet advice they give!!
Quite frankly I am sick of these threads on here, I think the NHS is fantastic, it has saved my life on more than one occasion so can we please stop these ridiculous NHS bashing threads just because they dont recommend the diet that some of you would like them too.
They may be underfunded by government but that is not their fault and no where in that Pulse article does it say that the NHS is going to make payments to their staff, which you wrongly state in the threads title.
All it says is and I use your quote to throw back at you
I cant see why you are misinterpreting what one employee of the NHS has said and are pretending that they have said they are going to pay their employees to lose weight, its absolute rubbish.
Could not agree more ....There are very few hospitals that cater for staff as most of them have demolished their kitchens and food for patients arrives chilled from a contractor.
Most staff bring their own food in and some don't bother to eat at work. They make do with a drink and a couple of biscuits as breaks are often interrupted by emergencies. It is not unusual to have to forgo your break if things are hectic
Our local General Hospital only has a Costa outlet and that is closed at night.
What about a crumble? @cold ethyl has one for pears using almond flour - hope I'm right on this one?Looking forward to it lol xxx tc have a nice break ...@Scandichic have you got a a nice desert recepie one I can put in oven .....
I have a mixture of flours including low carb ones ...cheers x
From Pulse today.... But can't get to copy the link to it... Sorry
NHS England is set to introduce incentives for losing weight as part of plans to reduce sickness absence in the workforce, it has revealed.
As part of its new five-year plan, NHS England said it will ‘measure staff health and wellbeing’ and introduce ‘voluntary work-based weight watching and health schemes’.
It said the schemes it was planning to use were proven to ‘achieve sustaintable weight loss in more than a third of those who take part’.
NHS England will also ‘cut access to unhealthy products on NHS premises, implementing food standards, and providing healthy options for night staff’, it said, and support ‘active travel’ schemes for staff and visitors.
The plan said: ‘While three-quarters of NHS trusts say they offer staff help to quit smoking, only about a third offer them support in keeping to a healthy weight. Three-quarters of hospitals do not offer healthy food to staff working night shifts. It has previously been estimated the NHS could reduce its overall sickness rate by a third – the equivalent of adding almost 15,000 staff and 3.3 million working days at a cost saving of £550m.’
In addition, NHS England intends to speak to large employers about also incentivising healthy living, chief executive Simon Stevens said. Probed further, he said incentives may include shopping vouchers, for example.
Mr Stevens said: ‘Employers in many countries have developed voluntary schemes for their employees whereby, for example, you actually get cash back based on participation in Weight Watchers or other types of schemes.’
‘There are quite a lot of international programmes where research has shown they worked well and they have generally been ignored in this country so far.’
Some of these exercise options were in place for those over 60 years who wished to use local swimming pools, etc, but this was withdrawn some 2/3 years ago by the current government as being too expensive, which leads me on to prompt the question as to "where is the money coming from to fund this" when they previously could not fund over 60s exercise ?Don't agree that there should be cash incentives, however free gym membership or free admittance to swimming pools and other activities certainly would go a long way to get people motivated, active and hopefully lose weight. Also free membership to Slimming Clubs could also be an option to consider.
I know some will say that it's unfair as they have to pay for these activities.
Some of these exercise options were in place for those over 60 years who wished to use local swimming pools, etc, but this was withdrawn some 2/3 years ago by the current government as being too expensive, which leads me on to prompt the question as to "where is the money coming from to fund this" when they previously could not fund over 60s exercise ?
Thx NH, no one has, not even the government.Good question Alan and one I don't have the answer to.
Yes a crumble @Scandichic ...yummie I have some apples and pears in the freezer ...well done chef scand ....What about a crumble? @cold ethyl has one for pears using almond flour - hope I'm right on this one?
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