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THE cost-of-living crisis is forcing people to delay seeking healthcare due to additional expenses such as travel, a patient watchdog warned today.
Many are so worried about cash that they also forgoing dental care or not collecting prescriptions, according to a poll conducted by Healthwatch England.
The organisation stressed it is “worried” about the consequences of people avoiding vital care and demanded government action.
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
