Inflation's impact on patient treatment easing, survey shows

Healthcare cost pressures have started easing in all but one of the seven major markets in 2023, as physicians noticed a decline in the number of patients postponing or stopping treatments compared to 2022.

A survey by GlobalData, titled The Impact of Inflation on the Healthcare Sector - Physician Perspective – H1 2023, found that the UK was the only market where this was not the case, as the country that had the highest inflation rate in April 2023 as compared to other researched markets.

These findings across the seven major markets of the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and Japan, are reflected in the table below. A total of 568 healthcare professionals participated in the 2023 survey, whereas in 2022 the number was 358.