UK lagging in public health
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce plans today to save 30,000 lives in the coming seven years as new research reveals 'shocking' levels of premature death in comparison with other European and developed countries.
Plans to save 30,000 lives over next seven years
Jeremy Hunt will today outline plans to save 30,000 lives in the coming seven years, new research has shown that many Britons are dying prematurely due to poor overall health.
Mr Hunt intends to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular diseases:
- More people will be trained to use defibrillators and conduct CPR
- Relatives of people who have died suddenly of cardiac conditions are to be offered tests to see whether they too are at high risk
- Mr Hunt also intends to get the whole country to match the performance levels of the top hospitals
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