Greater investment in medicines vital to fix the ‘broken’ NHS, says ABPI

As Health Secretary Wes Streeting initiates a national conversation about the future of the NHS, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
(ABPI) has stressed the importance of increasing investment in medicines to fix the ‘broken’ NHS.

Streeting is inviting the public, NHS staff, and experts to share their experiences and contribute to shaping the government’s 10 Year Health Plan to build an
NHS fit for the future.

The government aims to implement three big shifts to transform the NHS: hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention.

Richard Torbett, chief executive of the ABPI, has highlighted the vital role medicines and vaccines can play in achieving these priorities.

He said: “Wes Streeting is spot-on in identifying three strategic shifts necessary to fix the broken NHS. Medicines and vaccines have a vital role in all three
of these priorities, but we are not currently realising their potential.”