Red tape is holding UK healthcare sector back by killing innovation

Healthcare providers in Britain are too bogged down in red tape to be able to innovate, new research by PA consulting shows.

By ranking sectors according to innovation level, they found that bodies like the NHS pushed healthcare below life sciences, technology and the pharmaceutical industry.

The researchers said a large part of the problem was related to attitude among those working in the sector – the report found that “health professionals are, at best, sceptical about the effectiveness of innovation within their sector”.

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