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NHS budget used for holidays

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Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 20:31

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NHS spending money on holidays + most diabetic country in Europe

New reports suggest that the NHS has been spending money
on some odd things, including holidays and clothes for patients.

The peculiar purchases are part of a scheme that allows

patients with long-term conditions to have greater control over
how theyre treated. Everything is approved by a doctor.
Nevertheless, the NHS has been heavily criticised following the
reports release. Not least by people with diabetes, who may
consider the findings difficult to explain in the wake of a report
that suggested diabetes would bankrupt the NHS.

that suggested diabetes would bankrupt the NHS.

NHS 'personal health budgets' used to

fund holidays and games consoles
The NHS comes under a lot of criticism. In the last month, it was
suggested that the diabetes prevention programme will not
have the intended effect; and a study found that self-monitoring
of blood glucose offers many benefits for people with type 2
diabetes, something which the NHS only supports in certain
cases.
Needless to say, the NHS isnt always popular, particularly
when it comes to diabetes treatment.
But is it actually unsuccessful? The media gives the impression
that we are a nation buckling under the weight of the diabetes
epidemic, barely treated and largely ignored. But how do we
compare to Europe?
A recent report looks at the prevalence and money spent on
diabetes in each country, ranking them by rates of diabetes, and
the UKs position might come as a surprise

Which European nation has the highest

rates of diabetes?
The same report looked at how different European countries
spend their money, and what prevention and treatment plans
they have in place for the future. Some of the approaches are
fascinating, and theres a lot of difference.
In some ways, the UK is doing really well. That said, there are
things that could be learned.

How does diabetes treatment in the UK

really compare to the rest of Europe?
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sure youre well prepared for any travelling you might be doing.
Weve put together guides for a whole host of different
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