Care cuts may have fuelled largest rise in death rates for 50 years Cuts to social care budgets and the “widespread failure” of NHS services may have fuelled the biggest rise in death rates for 50 years, research by Oxford University suggests.
The study said an “unprecedented” spike in mortality - with 30,000 excess deaths in 2015 - could be linked to budget reductions for councils, and a rapid deterioration in performance by health services.
Researchers said increases in death rates were likely to continue, with recent levels the highest they have been for three years, without “urgent intervention” to boost funding for health and social care.
But the Department of Health last night disputed the findings, accusing report authors of “personal bias” and ignoring regular fluctuations. The Daily Telegraph
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The study said an “unprecedented” spike in mortality - with 30,000 excess deaths in 2015 - could be linked to budget reductions for councils, and a rapid deterioration in performance by health services.
Researchers said increases in death rates were likely to continue, with recent levels the highest they have been for three years, without “urgent intervention” to boost funding for health and social care.
But the Department of Health last night disputed the findings, accusing report authors of “personal bias” and ignoring regular fluctuations. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- Why has mortality in England and Wales been increasing? An iterative demographic analysis (open access) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- What caused the spike in mortality in England and Wales in January 2015? (open access) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Health cuts most likely cause of major rise in mortality, study claims The Guardian
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