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The major social determinants of heath and health inequalities need tackling at a social policy level.

The NHS has worked to address population health through its public health workforce. However the whole NHS workforce can exert an influence and lead by example.

Employers of the 1.4 million NHS staff can design and sustain healthy workplaces, and the staff themselves are uniquely placed to influence patients, the wider health care community, and their own social contacts.

NHS staff can't solve health inequalities, but they can contribute to reducing lifestyle risk factors for major diseases.
Dr Sian Williams, Health and Work Development Unit