The Department of Health (DoH) under the direction of the Secretary of State for Health, is responsible for health and personal social services in England. Separate responsibilities are held by the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England the Department sets overall health policy, including policies on public health and those relating to the health consequences of environmental and food matters.
The health care system is financed mainly through central government general taxation together with an elementof national insurance contributions.
(Source: WHO Country profiles 1999)
Medtech market figures 2003 (million Euro)
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Imports
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1600
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Exports
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2000
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Total expenditure in medical technology
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5822
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Expenditure in medical technology per capita
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(EUR) 99
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Number of companies
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approx. 1450
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(Source: Eucomed Industry Profile 2003)
General information (estimation 2004)
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Population (mio)
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59.7
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Population growth
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2.23 %
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GDP (mia USD)
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1783
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GDP growth
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3.0 %
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Budget Saldo
(% of GDP)
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-3.2
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(Source: seco country profile)
Health infrastructure
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Total expenditure on health, USD per Capita
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2160
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<
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Total expenditure on in-patient care, % total
expenditure on health
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n.m.
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<
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Private insurance - % total expenditure on health
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3.3
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=
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Acute care beds per 1000 inhabitants
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3.9
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>
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Acute care days
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6.9
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>
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Density of physicians per 1000 inhabitants
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2.1
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<
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Hospital discharges: all causes per 100 000 inh. (1999)
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23153
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<
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Population 65 years old and over, % of population
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15.9
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<
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(Source: OECD Health Data 2004)
Links:
MHRA - Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Swiss representations:
The British Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Bellerivestrasse 209
8008 Zurich
Tel.: +41 (0)44 422 31 31
Fax: +41 (0)44 422 32 44
Swiss Business Hub
c/o Embassy of Switzerland
16-18 Montagu Place
London W1H 2BQ
Phone: +44 (0)20 7616 6000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7724 7001
Homepage:
http://www.eda.admin.ch/london
