Overweight men are being paid up to £400 each by the NHS to lose weight, in a scheme which has proved more successful than ...
CHUNKY Brits could be paid to get daily texts from their GP reminding them to lose weight. A trial found men were ... “Game of Stones”, is ready to be scaled up across the NHS.
NHS could pay obese men £400 to lose weight after a trial found men were more likely to slim down if motivated by a cash prize from the NHS in exchange for receiving weight loss messages and hitting ...
NHS could pay obese men £400 to lose weight after a trial found men were more likely to slim down if motivated by a cash prize from the NHS in exchange for receiving weight loss messages and ...
The NHS offers financial incentives of up to £400 to obese ... lose weight in a scheme which has proved more successful than other diet plans. The trial, nicknamed 'game of stones', involved men ...
Men are being paid up to £400 each by the NHS to lose weight, in a scheme that has ... Experts say the scheme, nicknamed “Game of Stones”, is ready to scale up for an NHS rollout.
An NHS trial has found that people were more likely to lose weight if offered the chance to win cash prizes by their GP and ...
The year-long study, dubbed 'Game of Stones ... the full £400. Prof Hoddinott said: "We reached an underserved group of men who seldom take part in health promotion activities. "Weight management ...
Offering cash incentives to obese people in text messages could help them to lose ... the full £400. Prof Hoddinott said: “We reached an underserved group of men who seldom take part in health ...
Offering cash incentives to obese people in text messages could help them to lose more weight ... year-long study – known as Game of Stones – included 585 men from Bristol, Belfast and ...
Those taking part were sent daily texts that included motivational messages, tips and links to online information ...