Stephanie (@drsdeg.bsky.social)

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 in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis * 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... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/29/britains-medieval-health-inequality-is-devastating-nhs-experts-say?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu