<ul><li>The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has urged the UK government to invest £15bn annually in tackling the country's growing ill-health crisis.</li><li>The thinktank stated that the worsening health conditions were impacting workforce supply, productivity, pay, public finances, and regional inequality.</li><li>The report suggested higher taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food companies, free school meals for primary schoolchildren, and the creation of health and prosperity improvement zones.</li><li>The goal is to transition into a proactive healthcare system that focuses on improving health and adds 10 years to healthy life expectancy by 2055.</li></ul>

Tackling UK ill health is vital to economic growth, says IPPR

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