To fix health, we have to treat it as a growth industry

The ageing of the population in Ireland and other parts of the western world is being brought in to sharp relief by the health crises unfolding within both the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE).

This creates both opportunities and challenges for a society that needs a dose of radical thinking.

While undoubtedly a debate can be had about whether or not sufficient taxpayer resources are being allocated to health currently, one fact is clear — we are all living longer.