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Craig Bennett of Friends of the Earth argues there will be a winter crisis in the NHS for as long as governments fail to take cold homes and air pollution seriously

There's been a lot said and written about the "winter crisis in the NHS" these last few weeks and a lot of finger pointing at any recent developments that might be to blame. We've been told that the...

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