The UK faces a “humanitarian crisis” with an “unprecedented” risk of more deaths from cold homes this winter, an NHS leader warned today.
Matthew Taylor said people “could face the awful choice between skipping meals to heat their homes and having to live in cold, damp and very unpleasant conditions” if more help is not offered on energy bills.
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS leaders, said the health service is already under strain and it is only August.
