Austerity and Excess Deaths

I've only recently come across this paper showing that there appears to be a linkage between austerity measures and excess deaths in the UK. The paper shows that between 2010 and 2017 there were some 120,000 more deaths in England than might be expected. Most of these deaths were of people over the age of 65. The authors are careful not too ascribe causality; this cannot be shown from their work. Never-the-less an aging population coupled with constraints on NHS funding is a worrying trend.

And, yes, in my 68th year I do have a vested interest!