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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors

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People are getting sicker owing to decades of spending cuts, “decimated” public services and the current cost-of-living crisis, doctors have warned.

A new report from the British Medical Association (BMA) said medics are struggling to cope with demand from patients whose health conditions are being made worse by poverty, poor housing, lack of heating and skipping meals.

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