Experts warn preventable deaths will continue unless NHS changes

Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals

Deaths from so-called preventable causes often follow familiar policy lines. Tonpor Kasa/iStock via Getty Images PlusEach year in the U.S., tens of thousands of deaths are categorized as “preventable” — meaning, in theory, they did not need to happen. A missed cancer screening, a fatal asthma attack or a death from untreated infection might all be counted as preventable. The term is commonly used in public health reports, policy documents and lo…

Experts warn preventable deaths will continue unless NHS changes

The study also found that women and transgender or gender-divergent individuals were more likely to have had negative NHS experiences.