In unguarded comments at a conference in New York organised by the private equity company Apax, Britnell claimed that the next two years in the UK would provide a "big opportunity" for the for-profit sector, and that the NHS would ultimately end up as a financier of care similar to an insurance company rather than a provider of hospitals and staff. One country that has grasped the importance of aged care is Japan, which in 2000 saw the threat that elderly needs posed to its health system and took action. A 1%-2% income tax levy was placed on the over-40s – a bold move considering the sluggish growth and fractious politics of the country. The tax paid for a national aged care service that funds home, community and residential care for all citizens on a means-tested basis. It was a costly decision in the short run, but in the long term has prevented untold admissions to hospital and preserved the health of what is now the world’s oldest population. Britnell said of the news via his personal LinkedIn, “After 11 years of constant travel (coronavirus aside), I’ve decided to spend more time on terra-firma and hand over my global responsibilities. It’s been an incredible journey but spending 35 weeks each year away from home can be stretching.”

Sir Michael Scholar, chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, demanded a rethink of the halt on funding for the General Lifestyle Survey, which is run by the Office for National Statistics. Scholar said: "If government is planning a major reform of the NHS, people will want to know if it is worse afterwards or not. These statistics are very important in reaching a rational view." The Observer, 15 May 2011, "David Cameron's adviser says health reform is a chance to make big profits"So, I do not believe we have to sleepwalk into this problem. With concerted, coherent effort we can orchestrate ten large-scale changes to enhance the capacity to care by 20%. But we have to entirely reframe and reposition the debate about workforce planning to one of productivity, health and national wealth creation, especially as Britain faces a very different future post Brexit. In 2009, he joined KPMG as head of health for the UK and Europe, [9] becoming global chairman for health in 2010 and global chairman and senior partner for healthcare, government and infrastructure in 2018. [10] He reports that in these roles he has travelled to 80 countries [11] He finished this role in 2020, and is currently a UK health partner for KPMG.

In his new book, Human: Solving the Global Workforce Crisis in Healthcare, Britnell, KPMG’s Global Chairman for Healthcare, confronts the all-important question: How will we provide adequate healthcare for 8.5 billion people by 2030? Vize, Richard (11 June 2009). "Mark Britnell quits NHS for private sector". Health Service Journal . Retrieved 8 January 2010. Allow health professionals to practise at the upper limits of their licence (not to be confused with working at the top of your capacity). Buurtzorg in the Netherlands allows nurses to extend their roles producing productivity gains of nearly 30%.He was previously a director-general at the Department of Health and a member of the management board of the National Health Service (NHS) in England (July 2007–September 2009), as well as chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the South Central Strategic Health Authority, but on three successive occasions was unsuccessful in his attempts to become NHS England chief executive. [2] Education [ edit ]