PREVENTION

Coping with the effects of preventable illnesses costs the NHS (and us as taxpayers) billions each year. Diabetes UK estimate that the NHS spends about £10bn a year on diabetes alone. Our future health, and the sustainability of the NHS, requires us all to give this serious attention.

The NHS continues to work hard on prevention, and HEALTH FUND will be similarly focussed. Contributors will be directly encouraged to engage with their own health and wellbeing; there is already a wealth of excellent tools available, especially online. We would offer a suite of personalised material to help contributors better understand their own health status, and offer proactive support to those who wish to improve this. The programme would be designed with the NHS, to ensure it’s aligned with their initiatives and consistency is achieved.

The amount the NHS spends each year on Diabetes alone.