Shocking rough sleeper deaths show the NHS is failing those who need it most | Richard Vize People on the streets are dying decades early, often of treatable conditions
People living on the streets are dying three decades early, but NHS intransigence is undermining attempts to improve services.
Official statistics reveal a shocking story of early, avoidable death. In 2018 the average age of people who died while homeless in England and Wales was around 44. In other words, these 726 souls typically died more than three decades too soon, losing 22,000 years of life between them.
Homeless people find multiple barriers in the health service. The Guardian
People living on the streets are dying three decades early, but NHS intransigence is undermining attempts to improve services.
Official statistics reveal a shocking story of early, avoidable death. In 2018 the average age of people who died while homeless in England and Wales was around 44. In other words, these 726 souls typically died more than three decades too soon, losing 22,000 years of life between them.
Homeless people find multiple barriers in the health service. The Guardian
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