UK is Fucked
Out of context: Reply #1529
- Started
- Last post
- 1,599 Responses
- neverscared0
Thousands of babies and toddlers falling sick from damp homes in Britain, NHS doctor warns
Exclusive: Nearly 31,000 children aged four or under admitted to hospital each year in England due to respiratory virus, with 80% developing acute bronchiolitis
Thousands of babies and toddlers are being admitted to hospital in England each year with lung conditions probably linked to damp and mould-ridden homes, a senior doctor has warned.
Dr Andy Knox, an associate medical director for the NHS, said squalid housing was having a “profoundly negative impact on the nation’s health” and worsening the crisis in the NHS.
“It is becoming a really major health issue for us as a nation, and we need legislation that is going to properly deal with this,” he said.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said the state of Britain’s housing was “now a crucial issue for child health” and called on ministers to launch a clear way for parents to report poor air quality in rented and social housing.
- Just put an extra jumper on, try not to breathe in the mold. Wonder how many homes will be structurally fucked in the coming years too?PhanLo