For government to break out of the loop of demand for public services and innovate, it needs to find a way to prioritise prevention over day-to-day expenditure. This paper looks at how to shift the culture of public organisations to think ‘prevention first’ and target spending at activities which promise value for money and improve...

Worrying trends in the United Kingdom’s public health have emerged in recent years that cannot be overlooked by the incoming government. This briefing focuses on what action the next government needs to take to create a healthier UK society.

This analysis explores the reasons behind stalling life expectancy improvements in the UK, uncovering worrying trends affecting groups of the population. While people in wealthier areas of the UK continue to live longer, for those living in the most deprived areas, life expectancy improvements are stalling. For women in these areas, life expectancy has fallen.

The Health Foundation is working to bring about change through their Healthy Lives strategy. Building on previous work, this report makes the case for a whole-government approach to improve health in the United Kingdom, and identifies some of the steps required to achieve it.