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In their contributions (How to save the NHS according to those in the know, 6 January), Shirley Cramer (Royal Society of Public Health) and Jack O’Sullivan (health innovation consultant) provided the vital perspective that is generally missing from such discussions: our health is our responsibility and we could reduce the burden on the NHS if we each accepted and acted upon that responsibility. | In their contributions (How to save the NHS according to those in the know, 6 January), Shirley Cramer (Royal Society of Public Health) and Jack O’Sullivan (health innovation consultant) provided the vital perspective that is generally missing from such discussions: our health is our responsibility and we could reduce the burden on the NHS if we each accepted and acted upon that responsibility. |
As Cramer and O’Sullivan argue, the NHS is too geared to fixing problems that are entirely preventable through making changes in behaviour and lifestyle. So here’s an idea: change the name to the National Medical Service to help us take back that individual and collective responsibility.Nick BartonTemplecombe, Somerset | As Cramer and O’Sullivan argue, the NHS is too geared to fixing problems that are entirely preventable through making changes in behaviour and lifestyle. So here’s an idea: change the name to the National Medical Service to help us take back that individual and collective responsibility.Nick BartonTemplecombe, Somerset |
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