“What is health?” we were asking. Is it “the level of functional and metabolic efficiency of a living organism free from illness, injury or pain”? If so, then maybe health really is something that can be “delivered” – if not exactly like pizza, at least at certain approved outlets in a vast industry that specialises in this desirable commodity. Such an industry dangles the fruit of immortality and genetically perfect bodies before us, as it expands so rapidly that it almost brought about a global financial crash last month over Obamacare.We had the strengths of several perspectives on the question as we discussed health during a retreat in Ireland attended by, among others, a haematologist, a chief dental officer, occupational and other therapists