Cost of living crisis forces a quarter of Scots to seek NHS treatment

More than a quarter of Scots have sought NHS treatment due to the impact of the cost of living crisis on their health, according to a damning report.

Chris Birt, associate director for JRF in Scotland, said: “Our nation’s health has been of great concern for far too many years, with outrageous numbers of people in Scotland dying sooner and spending more years in poor health than they should. “This cycle of health inequality is an injustice that is failing our people and turning up the pressure on the NHS.

“The real answer isn’t going to be a bigger health service to manage the symptoms – it is to cure the underlying poverty that is pulling so many into ill-health.”

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