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Analysis shows UK healthcare system is lagging behind
The UK’s healthcare system is falling short in comparison to other G20 countries, according to new analysis. Recent analysis by ACA of data held by the
World Health Organization (WHO), the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and the Commonwealth Fund about the healthcare systems of G20 members reveals which countries are driving healthcare innovation and which are underperforming in certain areas. The study examines factors such as the percentage of publicly funded healthcare, the percentage of GDP spent on healthcare and the number of beds and nurses available in each country.
Japan has the highest percentage of
publicly funded healthcare (84%), which is significantly higher than the OECD average of 72%. The role of the state in providing healthcare services outstrips many other developed countries. Japan is closely followed by the UK (83%), Italy (78%), Germany (77%), and Turkey (77%).
The USA (48%) and Brazil (46%) were the two countries with the lowest figures for public finance.
The USA is the number one country when it comes to healthcare as a percentage of GDP (17.1%) and health care spending far exceeds that of other high-income countries. France has the second highest healthcare spend as a percentage of GDP (11.5%) and Germany the third (11.3%). Turkey and Mexico were the G20 countries with the lowest percentages (5.4%) and (6.3%). The UK was in eighth position (9.1%).
Whilst the UK has ranked well for public funding and its GDP percentage, it was less successful when it came to other areas. The UK was in the bottom five for the number of available hospital beds (261 beds per 100,000 people). The countries that ranked lower were Canada (258), South Africa (231), Brazil (229) and Mexico (152).
The UK was also in the bottom five for the number of nurses having only 300 nurses per 100,000 people. The only two countries with lower results were Turkey (248) and Mexico (244).
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has been awarded £108,000 from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The Trust has made three successful bids relating to cancer, renal medicine and multi- specialty research projects at the Lister hospital and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. The funding will pay for staff to work on research projects until 31 March 2019 across the three areas.
Phillip Smith (pictured), the Trust’s associate director for research and development, said: “The Trust is building an even stronger reputation for the breadth and quality of its research programmes and this latest round of funding success is further proof of the confidence that national funders have in the work being undertaken at our hospitals. The funding provided by the NIHR will continue to help us build our research relationships with colleagues at the University of Hertfordshire and Brunel University amongst others.”
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Trust awarded £108,000 in additional research funding
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