We can’t explain the UK’s declining healthy life expectancy without talking about austerity

Explanations for the UK’s worsening health overlook a key factor: decades of relatively low public spending, compounded by austerity in the 2010s, write <b>Lucinda Hiam</b> and <b>Martin McKee</b>

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BMJ
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2026-05-12
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s923
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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We can’t explain the UK’s declining healthy life expectancy without talking about austerity

Lucinda Hiam, Martin McKee
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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We can’t explain the UK’s declining healthy life expectancy without talking about austerity

Lucinda Hiam, Martin McKee
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Explanations for the UK’s worsening health overlook a key factor: decades of relatively low public spending, compounded by austerity in the 2010s, write <b>Lucinda Hiam</b> and <b>Martin McKee</b>

BMJVol. 393
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB), Commonwealth Fund (US)
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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