Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say
Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty
Britain’s “medieval” levels of health inequality are having a “devastating” effect on the NHS, experts have warned, with the health service estimated to be spending as much as £50bn a year on the effects of deprivation.
Rising rates of child poverty have led to a growing burden on hospitals, with the knock-on cost to the NHS comparable to the annual defence budget.
Continue reading...
By Josh Halliday North of England editor
Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say to Continue reading...
NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty
Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to prevention
Britain’s “medieval” levels of health inequality are having a “devastating” effect on the NHS, experts have warned, with the health service estimated to be spending as much as £50bn a year on the effects of deprivation.
Rising rates of child poverty have led to a growing burden on hospitals, with the knock-on cost to the NHS comparable to the annual defence budget.
Continue reading...
By Josh Halliday North of England editor
Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say to Continue reading...
NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
