Weight Management Partnership Confirmed with Newcastle East Primary Care Network

Onhealth is delighted to announce the beginning of a second trial of weight management programmes being delivered in cooperation with the Newcastle East Primary Care Network (PCN). After a hugely successful initial offering, the partnership will once again aim to confront the important societal health issue of obesity. Particularly in the North East, obesity levels… Continue reading Weight Management Partnership Confirmed with Newcastle East Primary Care Network

Obesity Debate: A One Size Fits All Approach Doesn’t Fit

The obesity debate and how best to treat the condition has raged on for many years. With societal trends trivialising it as merely a lifestyle choice, a lack of motivation, and not enough willpower on the part of the person affected, these myths must be broken down to truly understand and make tangible inroads in… Continue reading Obesity Debate: A One Size Fits All Approach Doesn’t Fit

Diagnostic Testing: Growing Numbers Turning to Private Care

Growing numbers of people are paying for private medical treatment in the UK because of record waiting times to access NHS care, according to a recently released report. Diagnostic tests – which the expert team at Onhealth can offer quick access to – are one of the types of treatment with a lengthy wait time.… Continue reading Diagnostic Testing: Growing Numbers Turning to Private Care

TV Watching: UK Adults Spend Third of Waking Hours In front of TV

UK adults spent, on average, a third of their waking hours watching TV in 2020, a trend accelerated by Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. UK communications regulator Ofcom published a report which showed the average adult’s viewing time had reached five hours and 40 minutes, fuelled by being stuck in the home and the rise of on… Continue reading TV Watching: UK Adults Spend Third of Waking Hours In front of TV

Healthy Eating: Would a Sugar and Salt Tax Help?

An independent review of the food we eat has led to the recommendation that sugar and salt should be taxed and that vegetables should be prescribed by the NHS. The review, which was led by businessman and food chain Leon owner, Henry Dimbleby, was commissioned by the government in 2019 with a view to reforming… Continue reading Healthy Eating: Would a Sugar and Salt Tax Help?

Obesity Hospital Admissions: 17% Increase Year-on-Year

NHS Digital figures show a 17% increase in obesity hospital admissions year-on-year when looking at the year leading into the global pandemic. This amounts to almost 150,000 more instances of people being admitted to hospital over the course of a year with conditions whereby obesity was a primary or secondary factor. A total of 1,022,000… Continue reading Obesity Hospital Admissions: 17% Increase Year-on-Year

Unhealthy snacks prevail in UK hospitals

NHS health centres are being encouraged to use behavioural ‘nudges’ to promote healthier snack choices after a recent audit produced worrying results about the prevalence of unhealthy snacks. The Guardian is reporting that three-quarters of the best-selling snacks in hospitals, cafes and canteens were rated as unhealthy snacks in an audit of health centres in… Continue reading Unhealthy snacks prevail in UK hospitals