UK: aged care funding cuts result in 120,000+ deaths
Drops in nurse numbers since 2010 are the main cause of the excess deaths – mostly among the over 60’s and aged care residents – according to a new UK study. The researcher warn there could be an additional toll of up to 100 deaths every day...
Drops in nurse numbers since 2010 are the main cause of the excess deaths – mostly among the over 60’s and aged care residents – according to a new UK study.
The researcher warn there could be an additional toll of up to 100 deaths every day from now on without an annual injection of £6.3B to close the ‘mortality gap’.
From 2010 to 2014, the National Health Service (NHS) in England has only had a real-term increase in government funding of 1.3%.
