 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty ( PA) He told the Mirror: 'There are large parts of the country where far too many people are simply unfit to work by the time they get into their 50s. 'Now that's just unsustainable. A significant number of them have been unwell because they've been waiting for too long for hospital treatment. 'We know that so much of ill health in adulthood is created by the conditions in which people are born. Right now we are simply storing up problems for the future.' Prof McKee is the former chair of World Health Organisation's European Adviso){kind=link}
Ahead of the Autumn budget this week, the new president of the British Medical Association warns that “perverse” public health cuts have hit poorer areas hardest in the last decade so many people are too sick to work by their 50s
Britain’s doctors are demanding Tory axeman Rishi Sunak spares the poorest from “austerity 2.1” this week.
The new president of the British Medical Association warns that “perverse” public health cuts have hit poorer areas hardest in the last decade so many people are too sick to work by their 50s.
On Thursday the Government is set to outline £35 billion in public spending cuts in the autumn statement.
Prof Martin McKee is urging the Prime Minister to prioritise “left behind” areas where people become sick or disabled 20 years earlier than in wealthier towns and villages.