EU fact of the week
date: 24/11/2017
The UK has few doctors but equitable healthcare system, EU-wide study finds
With just 2.8 doctors per 1000 people the United Kingdom has the third lowest number of doctors in the EU (ahead only of Romania and Poland) but its health system is one of the most equitable in terms of access, low levels of unmet need, low out-of-pocket spending, good financial protection and waiting times affecting all income groups equally. These are some of the findings published on 23 November by the European Commission, in an EU-wide study.