Britain once led the way when it came to life expectancy (Image: Getty) THE NHS is “creaking at the seams” and Britain’s record on life expectancy is a “national disgrace”, according to one of the country’s leading healthcare entrepreneurs. Peter FitzGerald, the founder of Randox Health, argues that routine healthcare testing could save taxpayers £12billion and boost survival rates for cancer and serious diseases. A report commissioned by the diagnostics specialists states that “improvements in life expectancy have ground to a halt” and more than one in five deaths are considered “avoidable”.
It warns that since 1960 the UK has “declined from being ranked first for life expectancy among G7 countries to being ranked second last”. Dr FitzGerald said: “This is a shameful drop of quality care, and it should be a national disgrace that our healthcare provider has failed us so badly.” Don't miss.
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It has the highest life expectancy of all G7 nations, and it routinely tests for far.