More than half of people in the UK say the cost of living crisis has already had a detrimental impact on their health, as doctors warned some patients can no longer afford to look after themselves.
Members of the Royal College of Physicians have told how people are suffering, with one saying a woman’s ulcers on her fingertips were made worse by her house being cold.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr Ward said: ‘We’ve had two bad winters, and luckily we’ve got through it, but I don’t think we’ll survive another one.’ Professor Sir Michael Marmot, director of the University College London Institute of Health Equity, said: ‘This survey demonstrates that the cost-of-living crisis is damaging the perceived health and wellbeing of poorer people.Mum forced to choose between paying rent or bills and uses candles for heating
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