Healthcare perspectives from The Economist Intelligence Unit
Healthcare strategies for an ageing society
That the world’s population is ageing rapidly is old news. Driven by falling fertility rates and a sustained increase in longevity, many countries—especially in the developed world—are now bracing themselves for the fact that their fastest-growing demographic is the over-80s. Moreover, the linear trend that life expectancies have followed for over a century is set to continue.
Doing more with less
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It might be said of British governments that if they didn’t inherit a National Health Service (NHS) that is free at the point of delivery, they wouldn’t choose to create one. Such is the difficulty of satisfying public demand for quality healthcare services at a manageable cost. Never in the 61-year history of the NHS has solving this quandary been as challenging as it will prove to be over the coming years.