UK’s NHS Lags Peers on Cancer Survival, Staff and Wait Times
- Report compared NHS with 18 countries’ health systems
- UK health spending per person below average compared to others
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The UK’s National Health Service has “strikingly low” levels of key clinical staff and worse health outcomes for diseases like cancer compared with other similar countries, according to a report.
While Britons receive relatively good financial protection from illness, the UK lags behind other nations on average health spending per person, capital investment and waiting times for routine procedures, research published Monday from English health charity The King’s Fund found.