The Uk’s Overprescription Epidemic
By Times News
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A Sunday Times investigation has found England is in an overprescribing epidemic. Adverse reactions to cocktails of medicines are sending a thousand older people to A&E every day, potentially causing deaths, and costing the NHS billions. So how was this overlooked for so long? And can an already overstretched and underfunded NHS fix the problem? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: John Lees, son-in-law of Joseph Darbyshire. Shaun Lintern, health editor, The Sunday Times. Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, consultant geriatrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Host: Manveen Rana. Producer: Olivia Case. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Dad died after a fall. Was his prescription of 10 drugs to blame? Further listening: The neuroscientists reconsidering near-death experiences Photo: John and Angela Lees and family. This podca
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