UK health: Focus on prevention can deliver £8 for each £1 invested
- UK has the potential to unlock £8 in socio-economic returns for every £1 spent on preventive healthcare, according to new Deloitte analysis;
- Increasing prevention spend from current 6% to 10% could lead to £42 billion of savings to the UK healthcare system in 10 years;
- A 7% reduction in preventable deaths could save over 5,400 lives annually, with a societal value of £6 billion.
The UK has the potential to unlock £8[1] in socio-economic returns for every £1 spent on preventive healthcare, according to a new health report by Deloitte.