This policy briefing by Mark Swift (Founder and CEO of Wellbeing Enterprises CIC and Visiting Fellow at the Heseltine Institute) and James Smith (Founder of Beautiful Liverpool City Region and Operations Manager at Wellbeing Enterprises CIC) discusses the potential for social investment to unlock spending on prevention and contribute to improving health outcomes.
Despite evidence that prevention can reduce costs in the long-term, health funding in the UK remains heavily weighted towards acute care. In the context of national funding constraints, there is a need for alternative models of financing preventative care.
This briefing sets out a strategy for attracting more social investment – from socially motivated investors, third sector organisations and public sector partners – to complement NHS spending. The briefing highlights the role Liverpool City Region can play in trialling new approaches towards funding preventative interventions.
Unlocking Social Investment for health equity in Liverpool City Region PDF 0.8M
DOI: 10.17638/03172473
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