Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Its pretty clear that the UK has a problem with long term sickness & how it effects ...
Its pretty clear that the UK has a problem with long term sickness & how it effects #workers ability to (re)going the labour market.
While there are a range of factors, the #Tories attrition against the #NHS is a major factor, from waiting lists to the rationing of treatment (via capacity constraints), the blindness to the importance of #publichealth is now a major #political problem.
There's no a quick fix, so we're going to need to plan a long(er) term response.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/17/record-long-term-sickness-bodes-ill-for-uk-economic-growth
While there are a range of factors, the #Tories attrition against the #NHS is a major factor, from waiting lists to the rationing of treatment (via capacity constraints), the blindness to the importance of #publichealth is now a major #political problem.
There's no a quick fix, so we're going to need to plan a long(er) term response.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/17/record-long-term-sickness-bodes-ill-for-uk-economic-growth