Dying for treatment.

 The crisis in the NHS is indicated by those who are dying, while waiting for treatment. According to The Times today, more than half of all who died in England last year were on a  NHS waiting list, research discovered. An estimated 340,000 deaths was up from 240,000 five years before. Currently in England, the waiting list stands at 7.6 million, the most since records began in 2007. Matthew Taylor, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said "a decade of under investment, has left the health service with not enough staff, beds and vital equipment". A rather interesting programme on Netflix about longevity is called The Blue Zone. It considers a number of countries where live expectancy is above average. Well worth watching.