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Former ministers and UK health experts call for emergency programme for better health

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A report led by a cross-party commission of former ministers and health experts has highlighted the current national health crisis, the state of national finances and what this means for people’s lives. The commission calls for an ‘Emergency Programme for Better Health’ and argues that it is imperative to reduce the spiralling personal, economic, and social costs of the nation’s “sickness explosion”.

The UK has a population health emergency — an ageing society, rapidly rising demand on the NHS, and among the worst population health in Europe. Millions become prematurely ill, needlessly degrading lives and then drop out of work, costing £15 bn of higher welfare costs and lower tax revenues in 2022/23 as a result.

The commissioners state that over the next five years:

Commenting on the report, Lord Geoffrey Filkin, former Labour government minister and chairman of the Covenant for Health Commission, said, “Our ‘health’ system prioritises treating people when they are ill but grossly neglects action to keep them healthy. This outdated model means millions of lives are degraded by avoidable illnesses and results in unbearable costs for individuals, society, and the economy.

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