Mr Stevens, who has lost three stone in the last three years, took over as NHS chief executive three months ago and has been keen to slash вЂunnecessary costsвЂ™. Mr Stevens said burgers and chips currently on offer in NHS canteens would be replaced for healthier options вЂI think the NHS has got to take an example in helping our own staff and hopefully other employers will follow suit.вЂ™ вЂA lot of the food in hospital canteens, not just for patients, but for staff, is chips and burgers.вЂ™ He told The Sun: вЂThe fact that as a nation weвЂ™ve all been putting on the pounds for several years is bad for our health and bad for the health service.вЂ™ Mr Stevens said he hoped the move would not only set an example to the public but encourage other major employers to follow suit. The rising obesity epidemic has put a strain not only on the nationвЂ™s health but also on the NHS, with overweight people relying more heavily on the national health service. The move comes as the NHS attempts to save money to fund the ВЈ30billion a year it is expected to need by 2020. Mr Stevens, 47, said weight-loss competitions would also be open to the 1.3 million workers, with pedometers and mugs being put up as prizes. He said chips and burgers currently on offer in staff canteens would be ditched in favour of healthier meals and NHS sites across the country would include gyms and become more вЂcycle-friendlyвЂ™. NHS staff have been told to cut chips and burgers out of their diet after more than half of workers were found to be overweight.Д¬hief executive Simon Stevens said employees should set an example and said incentives would be introduced to help the 700,000 workers who are overweight. NHS chief executive Simon Stevens (above) has urged employees to lose weight to set an example

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