#preventable-deaths

#preventable-deaths

The UK's response to Covid was too little, too late, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives. The document also has stinging criticism of a toxic and chaotic culture inside Boris Johnson's Downing Street which it said the then prime minister actively embraced in which the loudest voices held sway and women were sidelined.

Two-thirds of deaths occurred in hospitals, with more than half of the women dying after giving birth. The most common causes of death were haemorrhage, complications during early pregnancy and suicide. Concerns raised by coroners most frequently included failing to provide appropriate treatment or to escalate cases, and lack of training. NHS organisations, like other professional bodies, are legally required to reply to the coroner within 56 days,

Men in this country are dying prematurely at a rate 40pc higher than women, despite advancements in longevity. Many of these deaths are preventable, according to experts. So what's going wrong?