Difficult to find accurate thread title as clearly Starmer/Streeting announced new NHS focus on prevention clearly can't mean NHS stopping treating.
I do wonder how broad the new focus on health and prevention will extend eg will we see a sustained push on active travel? Although not NHS I think prevention is far broader than just the NHS eg diet (eg through taxing unhealthy foods), active lifestyle (infrastructure, commuting, etc.), air pollution, etc.
Seems a very sensible focus but if the Government is serious I think just under the NHS would severely limit results.
I did see reported a new integrated push for active travel (https://www.theguardian.com/politic...yors-back-plan-national-active-travel-network) which sounds good in that it includes a lot of linked longer distance routes, but it's an initiation from local Mayors using some of their regional budgets not Westminster initiative.
and, "The scheme, which involves all non-London regional mayors other than one from Reform UK" so Reform showing their true colours (again), though in fairness one of the 12 participating is Reform control.
Ian
I do wonder how broad the new focus on health and prevention will extend eg will we see a sustained push on active travel? Although not NHS I think prevention is far broader than just the NHS eg diet (eg through taxing unhealthy foods), active lifestyle (infrastructure, commuting, etc.), air pollution, etc.
Seems a very sensible focus but if the Government is serious I think just under the NHS would severely limit results.
I did see reported a new integrated push for active travel (https://www.theguardian.com/politic...yors-back-plan-national-active-travel-network) which sounds good in that it includes a lot of linked longer distance routes, but it's an initiation from local Mayors using some of their regional budgets not Westminster initiative.
and, "The scheme, which involves all non-London regional mayors other than one from Reform UK" so Reform showing their true colours (again), though in fairness one of the 12 participating is Reform control.
Ian
