Health experts go on the Record

Two health experts from Glasgow Caledonian University shared their expertise and opinions in a Daily Record special series examining the NHS and what can be done to ease the current crisis.

Professor of Ageing and Health Dawn Skelton, a researcher in the School of Health and Life Sciences Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), spoke about How exercise and healthy lifestyle could be 'miracle cure' to relieve Scotland's NHS in the newspaper and online stories today (26 January).

She said: “Physical activity reduces our risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. It reduces symptoms of disease. It is a miracle treatment but it is just not in a pill.”

Professor Antony Morgan, Dean and Professor of Public Health at Glasgow Caledonian University London, wrote a commentary piece about how managing and sustaining our NHS is a complicated business.

He wrote: “So, the big question is - would the problem be solved more quickly if more resources and cash were thrown at the NHS? Undoubtedly it wouldn’t. Some, however, would say that money is needed now to compensate for sustained under resourcing of the NHS over many years in terms of its people, technologies and buildings.

“Whatever the viewpoint, the current crisis points to a real need to reflect on how we resource and finance our NHS to ensure it delivers for all.

“We can’t keep throwing cash at the NHS and it’s everyone’s responsibility to take care of it ourselves, and our NHS.”

The views and opinions of Professors Skelton and Morgan were also used to form the Daily Record editorial Record View.