Not only is health the foremost concern of individuals, communities, and businesses, health is also an indicator of how well a nation is performing. Unfortunately, the situation in the UK is deeply concerning. As you no doubt are aware health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case in other European countries, and the UK is now well below the EU average for how long people can expect to live in good health. The UK’s rankings have gone down since 2014.
While healthcare is important in treating ill health, the causes of ill health lie in the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and …