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A nudge too far - The Guardian 15th October 2009
"Rewarding people for healthy living has earned results but the long-term implications are alarming"
The booze bribe: students who agree to sexual health tests are rewarded... with free alcohol - Daily Mail 10th October 2009
"Teenagers are being bribed with free alcohol to take sexual health tests.
The move is an attempt to cut the increasing levels of sexually transmitted infections, amid dwindling numbers who volunteer to be tested.
Under a countrywide scheme proposed by the National Union of Students, those who take part in the health tests are given tokens which can be exchanged for alcoholic drinks. "
Psychiatric jabs for cash tested - BBC Health News 6th October 2009
"UK doctors are resorting to paying some psychiatric patients in the hope it will make them take their medication.
As a trial, 68 patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia will get £15 for every jab of anti-psychotic drug, earning them a possible £720 in a year."
Cash incentive for slimmers more effective than diets, study claims - The Times 5th October 2009
"Paying people to lose weight works better than diet plans, research suggests. A scheme being trialled by the NHS that rewards slimmers with cash or shopping vouchers could be more than twice as effective, it is claimed.
Those who sign up to the programme, from a company known as Weight Wins, are paid if they lose a certain amount of weight and then keep it off for a period of three months or more, with payments increasing the more weight someone can shed. "
Overweight to be paid to get slim - BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
Volunteers will receive shopping vouchers as they lose weight on a new scheme in Essex.
The Pound-for-Pound project, which starts in September, will give dieters a £1 voucher for healthy food for every 1lb they lose.
The three-month pilot will be offered to 100 overweight volunteers.
Obese patients are to be paid to lose weight in Pound-for-Pound scheme - The Telegraph 2nd July 2009
Obese patients are to be paid to lose weight in a Pound-for-Pound scheme which is the first of its kind in the UK.
£1-for-a-pound: NHS to pay fat-fighters to lose weight - Daily Mail 3rd July 2009
Men and women are to be paid to lose weight in the first scheme of its kind in the UK.
They will be given a £1 shopping voucher for every pound they shed in the pilot project for some 100 volunteers.
Participants must be significantly overweight, and 'before and after' photo sessions will highlight the benefits of their efforts.
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