NHS faces a ‘perfect storm’ of rising obesity and an ageing population
11/02/2008 Daily Mirror 11/02/08
The NHS is facing a “perfect storm” of rising obesity, an ageing population and higher cost of drugs, a report warned last night.
Independent thinktank Reform said in its study that unless big changes are made the public will get worse treatment for more money.
It claimed: “Research points to a ‘perfect storm’ of rising demand.”
The think-tank argues that by 2031 obesity will be rife and there will be a third more adults of pension age. The Government is “in denial” and the remedy would be to allow in more private companies.
