Pensioners are turning on the Tories here's why:
Pensioners are now turning against the Tories and it's all down to Austerity and Tory nastiness. Austerity and Tory nastiness is hitting everyone but over 60's and care home residents are most at risk; changes in nurse numbers may be key. The squeeze on public finances since 2010 is linked to nearly 120,000 excess deaths in England, with the over 60s and care home residents bearing the brunt, reveals the first study of its kind, published in the online journal BMJ Open. The critical factor in these figures may be changed in nurse numbers, say the researchers, who warn that there could be an additional toll of up to 100 deaths every day from now on in. They estimate that an annual cash injection of £6.3 billion would be needed to close this ‘mortality gap.’ Between 2010 and 2014, the NHS in England has only had a real term annual increase in government funding of 1.3 percent, despite rising patient demand and healthcare costs. And rea...