MSN

Britain is a poorer, sicker place. No wonder disability claims have trebled in a decade

Rishi Sunak denies it: but the government’s own figures tell us how the country’s health has been afflicted by austerity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian
#Sunak spends inordinate length of time on #Johnson & his honours list. Meanwhile #KingsFund Report points out below-average investment in #healthcare infrastructure, lack of planning etc leads to below average outcomes. https://tinyurl.com/2byx8xby #ToriesOut #NHS #free healthcarebasedonneed

I’m sorry to say this is not unexpected as a result of chronic underinvestment in UK health services.

#NHS #Doctors #Nurses #Cancer #HeartDisease #KingsFund
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/26/britons-earlier-deaths-linked-to-nhs-underinvestment-study

Britons’ earlier deaths linked to NHS underinvestment – study

Major King’s Fund report finds Britons more likely to die of biggest killer diseases than in many other richer countries

The Guardian
The Pritchard challenge: the next NHS efficiency drive

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, Siva Anandaciva explores what we can learn from the two rounds of £20 billion funding squeezes the NHS has faced since 2010.

The King's Fund