17 - 20 Jun 2024 | Amsterdam

Undervalued, underinvested: Why keeping primary care as an afterthought costs lives

About this Session:

There is a wealth of evidence, from across the globe, that shows the clear association between the strength of primary care and improved outcomes in mortality and morbidity. Across borders and eras, time and time again the results are the same. Investment in primary care delivers one of the best returns on investment in healthcare. A 2023 report by NHS Confederation and Carnall Farrar showed that for every £1 invested in community or primary care in the UK, there is up to a £14 return back into the economy.\r\nYet globally, primary care often remains overlooked, underfunded, and an afterthought. \r\nAre we willing to jeopardise lives and squander economic potential by continuing to underfund primary care? And can we afford to ignore the lessons that history, data, and logic have consistently demonstrated?