UK Study Shows More Deaths Avoided When Health System Funding Increased

UK Study Shows More Deaths Avoided When Health System Funding Increased

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20 September 2011

LONDON— A strong relationship between the amount of funding available for Britain’s National Health Service and the survival and quality of life of the population has been reported in a study pu

Martin McKee

Martin McKee

LONDON— A strong relationship between the amount of funding available for Britain’s National Health Service and the survival and quality of life of the population has been reported in a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine looking at mortality and the NHS. ProfessorMartin McKeeof the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine discusses the implications for health system planners in the UK and globally.

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