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A stark and obvious inequality is that if a person has a heart attack in a remote and rural area, their access to life-saving services is limited compared with that of a person in an urban area. A person might survive or die, depending on where they live. I sometimes think that there is an attitude that someone who chooses to live in a rural area must accep...
Any delay can have a big say not only in whether you live or die, but in your mental and physical bearing.The unit at Aberdeen royal infirmary treats more than 750,000 people from Aberdeen, the Highlands, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.
However, as we have heard, we are not there yet. More than 1,000 women die from breast cancer every year in Scotland.I pay tribute to the people who work in the health service and deal with breast cancer all the time.
One of the witnesses suggested that “Weakest Link” and “Waterloo Road” had come to Scotland to die. That sentiment was in keeping with some of the more florid language that was being used by that witness.
That point has been backed up by the Marie Curie charity’s recent report that indicates that the majority of those who die in Scottish hospitals would wish to die at home or in a homely setting.
Even if someone is older and cannot pay their bills—our ageing population is a problem—at least they will not die of hypothermia if their house has some thermal storage.
Is it not to the minister’s shame that when she came into her post, her first statement was about whether people should be entitled to more pension because they die younger, rather than about why they die younger?
Hundreds of people in Scotland are wrongful death victims or become ill with fatal work-related diseases every year. On average, 30 people die every year in Scotland in workplace accidents.