Are Chronic Diseases Killing our Competitiveness?

29th Sep 2011; 09:30

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29.09.11 RSA Gallup Health Ways Debate - Speakers Presentations

Chronic disease is a growing burden on developed societies across the world. The NHS estimates that 17.5m people are living with – and trying best to manage – a long term condition. Managing chronic disease and its consequences is set to place significant additional pressures on the NHS, local government, our society and economy.
 
The RSA, Gallup and Healthways announce an update on the findings from the Gallup - Healthways national Well-Being Index about UK chronic disease prevalence and its impact on national productivity.
 
Panel to include: Deborah Jamieson OBE, head of the cross-government Health Work and Well-Being Strategy Unit; Dan L Witters, Research Lead, Gallup; Cary Cooper CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University Management School; and Peter Choueiri, COO, Healthways.
 
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA, will chair the discussion.

The event will start at 9.30am on Thursday 29 September. Registration opens from 9am and refreshments will be available.
 
Organised with Gallup and Healthways.

 

 
Suggested hashtag for Twitter users: #rsawellbeing

About the Gallup-Healthways UK Well-Being Index

The Gallup-Healthways UK Well-Being Index provides consistent intelligence based on ongoing measurement of U.K. residents’ life evaluation, emotional and physical health, healthy behaviours, work environments and access to basic necessities. Leaders interested in advancing U.K. residents’ wellbeing can use this data to continuously monitor and analyse metrics known to correlate with real-world economic outcomes and translate findings into effective policies.

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