Summary
The elderly are being warned to wrap up warm this winter as new figures reveal 2,800 pensioners in the region died last winter.
Dr Gabriel Scally, regional director of public health at NHS South West, said: "Mortality in the winter months has long been higher than at other times of the year and these figures show quite clearly how vulnerable older people are when temperatures plummet.See the full content of this document
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A Timely Winter Warning for Old Folk
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