Europe has a problem. We face rising demand for health services at a time when public spending is under pressure and we have ever fewer healthcare professionals. At the root of this problem is a demographic trend that will see an expanding elderly population – in need of, and expecting, a high level of care – while the number of taxpayers contributing to the national treasury is shrinking.

Governments have to rethink their healthcare systems and steer them back onto a sustainable path.

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