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UK economic policies likely to cause many more deaths than Covid – academic

The UK Government’s economic policies are “likely” to have caused a “great many more deaths” than the Covid-19 pandemic, an academic has claimed. Researchers said their “not only shocking but shameful” statistics showed that almost 335,000 more ...

05 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Excess death figures to be examined amid concerns about lockdown effects

Authorities have asked for excess deaths figures to be examined as it was reported lockdown’s effects may be killing more people than Covid-19. Figures for excess deaths from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that around 1,000 more ...

19 Aug 2022 at 05:20

Covid and poor access to NHS care ‘may be driving irregular heartbeat deaths’

Covid and poor NHS care ‘may be contributing to irregular heartbeat deaths’

Covid is probably part of the reason for more people dying due to an irregular heartbeat this year, an expert has said. Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at University College London (UCL), commented on new figures from the ...

20 Sept 2022 at 18:04

Deaths due to irregular heartbeat help drive rise in excess mortality

Deaths due to an irregular heartbeat are likely to be one of the reasons more people than usual have been dying this year, figures suggest. The number of deaths registered in England and Wales due to cardiac arrhythmias was well above ...

20 Sept 2022 at 14:02

Covid-19 death registrations continue to fall but excess deaths remain high

Covid-19 deaths registered in England and Wales have fallen for the third week in a row, confirming they are now on a downwards trend. However, the total number of deaths from all causes remains well above the average for the time of ...

31 Aug 2022 at 12:00

Scotland

‘Too early’ to know full impact of pandemic on excess deaths, say MSPs

It is “too early” to know the full impact of the pandemic on excess deaths, a Holyrood committee has said. Recent statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show 12,314 excess deaths – deaths above the five year ...

29 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Excess deaths in 2023 a third of previous estimate, new method suggests

A new method of calculating the number of excess deaths in the UK has produced a much lower figure for 2023 than previously estimated. Excess deaths are the number of deaths above what would be expected in a normal year and ...

20 Feb 2024 at 17:08

Highest number of weekly excess deaths for nearly two years

The number of excess deaths registered each week in England and Wales has hit its highest total for nearly two years. Some 17,381 deaths were registered in the seven days to January 13 – 2,837 above average for the time of ...

24 Jan 2023 at 12:59

Scotland

Death rate 4% higher than average last month, figures show

The death rate in Scotland was 4% higher than the five-year average last month, according to the latest data. Provisional National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures show there were 5,646 deaths in March – an increase of ...

20 Apr 2023 at 11:24

Scotland

Long A&E waits may be linked to 1,400 excess deaths, Labour warns

Long accident and emergency waits at Scottish hospitals may be linked to up to 1,400 excess deaths this year, Labour has suggested. The party pointed to a calculation from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM),...

12 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Heat and cold ‘increase risk of death, but rates vary across England and Wales’

Both heat and cold increase risk of death in England and Wales – but rates vary depending on geographical location, according to a new study. New risk estimates suggest London and other urban areas had the highest ...

07 Jul 2022 at 00:30

Excess deaths fall from two-year peak but levels stay high

The number of excess deaths in England and Wales has fallen from a near-two-year peak, though levels remain high, figures show. A total of 15,804 deaths were registered in the seven days to January 20, 1,568 ...

31 Jan 2023 at 12:59

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