Rethinking the way we invest in the public’s health – UK Health Security Agency

PHE and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) are working together to make the case that prevention and promoting good health is an important investment for our country.

In this blog PHE’s Finance and Commercial Director Michael Brodie and Chief Economist Brian Ferguson answer questions about the project.

How has this project come about?

MB: “Promoting good health is an investment, not a cost.

The healthier we are, the more prosperous and productive our country can be, so we must build on all of the techniques available to us to make this case at local and national level, and across all parts of society.

PHE has…