NHS leaders say that unless ministers intervene energy costs this winter due to cold homes It warned of an "unprecedented" risk of dying. With
households facing the prospect of very high bills,NHS Confederation Chief Executive Matthew Taylorsaid: Studies show that, on average, one person dies a year due to insufficient heating in up to 10,000 homes.
His organization representing health bosses has also warned that the UK is facing a "humanitarian crisis".
In a letter to ministers, NHS leaders warned that if people were forced to live in freezing homes and could not afford healthy food, their health would deteriorate rapidly. has warned the NHS needs to act.
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