Britain’s most senior GP has attacked the nation's reckless attitude to smoking, boozing and overeating. Professor Steve Field, chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said it leads to early deaths for parents and their children. He warned adults that they even risk outliving their own kids if they continue to neglect both generations' health.
The leading doctor said adults smoking in cars carrying youngsters are guilty of a form of "child abuse". Professor Field, who represents 42,000 British GPs, added: "I suppose the same people also smoke at home in front of their children. Mr Lansley said: "We need a new public health movement, owned by everyone, for everyone's benefit. A movement that transforms the way in which public health is improved but also revolutionises the way we think about it.