Economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3 million

IPPR's cross-party Commission on Health and Prosperity – chaired by surgeon Lord Darzi and Professor Dame Sally Davies, the former chief medical officer for England - has concluded its almost three-year enquiry into the interaction between health and the economy. The commissioners found that the UK's "worsening public health crisis" is linked to our "faltering economic performance", stating that boosting health after years of going into reverse should be a top priority to drive economic growth. Analysis from the report from the Commission showed that public health could solve many of ...