We’re Losing Our Healthy Years

A viewer asked me to share my thoughts on the recent reports showing that healthy life expectancy in the UK is falling. As someone who trained as a district nurse, has worked in healthcare, cared for family members and been a patient myself, this really made me stop and think. We seem to be living longer, but many of us are spending more of those years living with chronic illness. In this video I visit Dunraven Castle and its beautiful walled gardens before talking about why I believe our health deserves to become one of our biggest priorities—not just for retirement, but throughout life. I don’t pretend to have all the answers. These are simply my own thoughts and experiences. I’d genuinely love to know what you think. Who is responsible for improving our health? Ourselves? Society? Government? Or all of us together?