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Investing In Kids' Health 'Could Save Billions'
Tackling poverty, obesity and poor mental health could improve the life chances of Britain’s children, according to a report.
Professor Sir Malcolm Grant, chair of NHS England, tells Sky News more needs to be done to improve children’s health in the UK.
By Thomas Moore, Health Correspondent
Investing in children’s health could save the NHS billions of pounds in the future, according to the Chief Medical Officer.
Professor Dame Sally Davies said poverty, obesity and poor mental health are damaging children’s long-term prospects.
But if the Government, health and social services and schools do more to help, the life chances of Britain’s children could be changed for the better, she said.
A Carer’s Story
Dementia Carers’ Support Service
Barry Sutton is a volunteer with CPFT’s Dementia Carers’ Support Service. Barry is one of a number of volunteers with lived experience of caring for someone with dementia who will support carers who are currently looking after a loved one with the disease. Barry tells us his story…
“In February 2002, my wife Anne, who was 52 and a care assistant, had been having problems with remembering things at work. There followed a long diagnostic process, considering all the possible causes, but she was finally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in November 2002 after an MRI scan.
Debt and mental health problems
Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry
Article Date: 30 Sep 2013 – 1:00 PDT
New research, led by the University of Southampton, has shown that people in debt are three times more likely to have a mental health problem than those not in debt.
There is currently around £156 billion in unsecured debt such as credit cards in the UK, of which the average family owes more than £11,000. Levels of debt have increased in recent years due to the economic recession and are predicted to increase further.
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