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Ambulance strikes: Elderly feel unwanted

Ambulance strikes: Elderly feel unwanted

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Image credit: Unsplash The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, has announced that elderly people who fall are unlikely to get an ambulance during the planned strike action.  Barclay, told Sky News that only "life-threatening conditions" will be covered during the industrial action. Paramedics and 999 operators from Unite, Unison and GMB unions will be striking on 21 and 28 December. Unions have confirmed that only category one emergencies, such as strokes and heart attacks will be covered. This comes amidst a range of other strikes planned for December. NHS nurses and RMT rail workers are also planning to strike. Janet Baker, 86, Harrow, is worried that if she has a fall, she won’t be able to cope without medical attention.  She said: “I live alone, my family is
Elderly should “prepare for the worst” in current weather crisis

Elderly should “prepare for the worst” in current weather crisis

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 The elderly should wrap up, stay warm and prepare for the unexpected, Malcolm Booth, CEO of the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (NFOP) told Westminster World.  Almost 44,000 ‘excess winter deaths’ occurred across England and Wales in 2014/15 according to statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ‘Excess winter deaths’, a term adopted by the ONS, are the number of people whose deaths are registered between December and March. An unprecedented 27% more people are dying during the winter months compared to the rest of the year. The majority of deaths occurred among people over the age of 75. The Age UK has launched their Spread the Warmth UK. According to the Age UK, each winter one older person dies every 7 minutes from the cold. At the root of