Doctors have called for free gym memberships to be given to young people in deprived areas to tackle the surge in obesity and diabetes.
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh said people between 16 and 24 in the most deprived areas had been hit hard by the pandemic and may struggle to pay for gym membership.
Free memberships would cost the public purse £26.4 million per year but this could be mitigated by striking deals with council sports facilities and would save the health service money in the long run by reducing the healthcare burden, the college said.
Last week Sir Simon Stevens, the head of the NHS in England, pledged to intervene early to head off heart attacks, cancers and diabetes which are
