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Calls for action as Scotland suffers highest winter deaths in 30 years
Snow in the west end of Aberdeen, Scotland, as weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across all four nations of the UK and more are expected to be issued as Arctic air sweeps across the country, March 7, 2023
SCOTLAND’S winter mortality is at its highest point in more than 30 years due to the country’s fuel poverty and NHS chaos crises, Labour says.
Figures published today found deaths in Scotland rose by 11 per cent to 24,427 last winter.
Scottish Labour health spokeswoman Dame Jackie Baillie said: “These devastating deaths show the twin crises engulfing Scotland is costing lives.
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