THOUSANDS of middle aged people are now dying from preventable conditions due to fear they would put pressure on the NHS amid the pandemic.
Sir Chris Whitty has warned the government that trouble accessing medication could be leading to over 800 deaths a week.
GettyThousands of people have died from treatable conditions due to fears they would put pressure on the NHS amid the pandemic.[/caption]
The Times has reported that thousands of middle aged Brits are dying from easily treatable heart conditions.
It is suspected that people were too scared to go to the NHS when the Covid pandemic was at its peak and did not receive vital statins or blood pressure pills.
Another contributing factor is believed to be that people were too frightened to go to hospital in fear of catching the virus.
The Medical Adviser highlighted that the 5,170 men aged from 50 to 64 who died could have been helped by heart medications.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay agreed with Whitty and said: “Now, one shared point of understanding must be the scale of the COVID backlog, with around now 7.1 million patients.
“For example, we know from the data that there are more 50 to 64-year-olds with cardiovascular issues.
“It’s the result of delays in that age group seeing a GP because of the pandemic and in some cases, not getting statins for hypertension in time.”
To try and solve the crisis, it was promised earlier this year that a network of up to 160 testing centres would be accessible to the public by 2025.
So far, The Department of Health has opened more than 90 community diagnostic centres that Brits can access to test for cancer, heart and lung disease.
Symptoms of heart disease
According to Mayo Clinic
Heart disease includes a rage of conditions including Blood vessel disease, such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart defects, disease of the heart muscle and heart valve disease.
Symptoms to look out for:
Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure and chest discomfort (angina)
Shortness of breath
Pain in the neck, jaw, throat, upper belly area or back
Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in the legs or arms if the blood vessels in those body areas are narrowed
Dizziness
Fainting
Fluttering in the chest
Lightheadedness
Racing heartbeat
Slow heartbeat
More information can be found here.