Medscape October 22, 2024
Women’s health problems are being sidelined and not treated effectively, resulting in individual distress and significant costs to the economy from lost working days and lower productivity, according to a report from the NHS Confederation published earlier this month.
Examples of ineffectively treated problems include heavy and painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids, and ovarian cysts.
The authors of the report estimated that the cost to the UK economy was approaching £11 billion annually from work absenteeism, including a direct economic impact from unemployment of £1.5 billion per annum.
They said “escalating costs” of neglecting the health of 51% of the population were being borne by the NHS and wider society.
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