英国国民卫生服务(National Health Service,NHS)体系从1948年建立至今已有60年的历史,NHS对所有在英国有居住权的人提供统一标准的免费医疗服务,是英国社会福利制度中最重要的部分之一。
NHS拥有约100万人的庞大员工队伍,其中护士和助产士约占总人数的一半。英国政府每年需为NHS支出数十亿英磅,其中绝大多数资金来源于纳税人。NHS被世界卫生组织认为是欧洲最好的医疗服务体系之一。然而,随着人口的增加和人们对医疗服务质量要求的提高,NHS的医疗服务越来越难以满足人们的医疗需求。
专家表示:久坐是致命的
Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs.
Research is preliminary, but several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.