Health Care Isn’t the Key to a Healthy Population
WIRED June 27, 2023
Poverty, housing, and the availability of green spaces all impact a population’s well-being. Governments need to start acting like it.
IN THE UK, National Health Service waiting lists are at record levels. Last winter, the emergency care system collapsed. NHS doctors and nurses are striking. We have a problem not just in recruiting people, but in keeping them. To save the NHS, we have to reduce demand and help the public live healthier lives. To name just one example, in April it was reported that over 5 million people are living with diabetes in the UK. In 2018, the government released a report saying that diabetes is one of the biggest burdens on the NHS, accounting for 9 percent of...