Further pressure on the nhs. as hard as we work, demand is growing. and that s why it s important to say that more people in cold houses is going to drive even more demand. and that is why, in assessing its options and choices, the government needs to be aware of the fact that if more people are cold, are not heating their homes, it will have a major knock on effect. gps are concerned about the impact. particularly on the elderly, those with underlying conditions. we expect to be seeing more anxiety and depression in our surgeries. but we also would expect to see people with deteriorating long term conditions like heart disease and diabetes. and we see people come in the depths of the winter, at risk of hypothermia as well. that is simply unacceptable in a country which is civilised and relatively wealthy. the government has set eight million
Let us speak for some reaction and joins us live now from bristol. the morning is from the nhs confederation that there would be more people falling ill because of a difficult choice as to whether to heat their homes or field poverty caused by rising prices? find heat their homes or field poverty caused by rising prices?- caused by rising prices? and it is unpleasant caused by rising prices? and it is unpleasant for caused by rising prices? and it is unpleasant for so caused by rising prices? and it is unpleasant for so many - caused by rising prices? and it is unpleasant for so many nhs - caused by rising prices? and it is - unpleasant for so many nhs leaders to speak out and this way, but we ve known for some time that it s difficult for people with illnesses, people who have a disability who need that warmth, order people whose circulation and sending blood means they need to be kept on with
This is bbc news. the headlines nhs leaders say more people will fall ill unless there s action on rising energy costs they say households will be forced to choose between eating meals and heating their homes. when people cannot stay warm, we note that there more likely to pick up note that there more likely to pick up infections, we know that their long term conditions like heart disease, diabetes are likely to get worse. in a phone conservation with president macron vladimir putin agrees on need to send inspectors to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine amid fears over its safety because it s on the front line. generation rent: a growing number of young people are paying unaffordable rent more than 30 per cent
Muscle weakness. as a baby, edward became floppy, he couldn t move his legs. doctors feared that one day he might lose the ability to breathe. and then along came the most expensive drug in the world zolgensma. it costs £1.8 million, although the nhs got a discount and approved it for use last may. this is edward being given zolgensma via a drip last august. the one off treatment lasted an hour. in that time, his life was transformed. his muscle tone is a lot stronger. he s almost feeling like a child that doesn t have sma. he can roll, he can hold his head. i mean, honestly, it s endless, what he can do, compared to what he was doing before treatment. it s incredible. # if you see a crocodile.# the earlier a baby is given the drug, the better ideally before the symptoms start. it wasn t clear whether edward
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