The Observer view on the nation's poor health | Observer editorial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : There are multiple factors that are probably suppressing growth in the UK more than elsewhere, including low levels of business investment, the self-imposed economic harm of Brexit and a lack of investment in key infrastructure such as transport and broadband.
56% : Together with the economic shocks of Brexit, the pandemic and rising global energy prices, it means real wages are not forecast to return to the levels they were at before the 2008 crisis until 2027: two lost decades for living standards.
49% : But what if higher growth cannot be achieved without lifting workers out of poverty and improving their access to healthcare first?
45% : Demand for the NHS cannot be reduced without spending more on social care for older people; a lack of care in the community means patients who do not need to be on hospital wards are spending too long there because of a lack of other options.

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