Tuesday 7 August 2012

Health and Austerity in Europe

Health and Austerity in Europe: Austerity policies in Europe have been a health as well as an economic failure, with increasing numbers of suicides and, where cuts in health budgets are being imposed, increasing numbers of people unable to access care.
These are the conclusions of an article in the latest edition of Clinical Medicine by Professor Martin Mckee FRCP and Marina Karanikolos (London School of Hygiene & European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies), Paul Belcher (RCP senior advisor, EU government affairs) and David Stuckler (University of Cambridge).
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