Ambulance delays and waiting lists are driving excess cardiac deaths, the British Heart Foundation says.
Extreme disruption to NHS services has been driving a sharp spike in heart disease deaths since the start of the pandemic, a charity has warned.
The 50-year-old from Kent said: "It came on very suddenly, with no warning, and I felt very, very sick." Doctors and groups representing patients have become increasingly concerned about the high number of deaths of any cause recorded this year.the overall number was 17% higher in England than would have been expected in the week ending 21 October, based on the average for previous years.523 death certificates in EnglandAnother factor could be the ageing population. The headline excess deaths data does not take into account the fact that there are now more older people.
It said 7,467 patients had been waiting more than a year for a heart procedure - 267 times higher than before the pandemic. It cited modelling from NHS England which suggested the drop in people having their blood pressure checked because of Covid could lead to an extra 11,190 heart attacks and 17,702 strokes over three years.Dr Charmaine Griffiths, the chief executive of the BHF, is calling for urgent action to reduce staff shortages in cardiac care
The charity is calling for a new national heart strategy to cut waiting times for GP appointments, address staff shortages in cardiac care and increase investment in medical research.
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