- Doctors are raising concerns about a resurgence of Victorian-era diseases, like scabies, due to poor housing and food insecurity.
- A Royal College of Physicians survey revealed that nearly 90 per cent of doctors are worried about the impact of health inequalities on their patients.
- Nearly half (46 per cent) of doctors reported that at least half their workload involves illnesses linked to social factors like poor housing and unemployment.
- Doctors warn that damp housing exacerbates respiratory illnesses, while food insecurity leads to long-term health complications.
- The Royal College of Physicians is urging the Government to address the root causes of ill-health, such as poor housing and air quality, to reduce health inequalities and the strain on the NHS.
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