Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the premature loss of life that will result from missed diagnosis and treatment of non-Covid-related conditions over the next 50 years.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies published a paper ‘Direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on excess deaths and morbidity’ in July 2020. The paper was updated in September 2020 and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsconsgadho-direct-and-indirect-impacts-of-covid-19-on-excess-deaths-and-morbidity-15-july-2020