In 2024, the National Health Service (NHS) in England faces significant challenges, with long waiting times for medical treatment leading to a concerning rise in unnecessary deaths. Reports indicate that these delays are not merely administrative issues but profoundly affecting millions of patients' health outcomes.

During 2023, half of hybrid workers took time off due to stress or anxiety, causing them to miss an average of 6.1 days each from work. This resulted in 28.6 million missed workdays in 2023.