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In 1948, the World ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.
This seems to have fallen on deaf ears. The UK National ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ System, and that of every other health service in the developed world, is based on ensuring an absence of disease or infirmity and comparatively little is spent on helping people achieve a complete state of well-being.
Yes, the country has effective immunisation programmes and screens for some diseases. But it also spends money on over-40s health checks, and there is…
