Millions worried about medical treatment access

As many as 6.8 million adults (13%) are worried that they won't be able to get medical treatment they need during lockdown, with people aged over 55 particularly concerned, the LV= Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor has revealed. The survey of 4000 also found that 7% of UK adults (an estimated 3.7 million) said they, or a family member, have experienced delays to medical diagnosis, treatment or operation, while LV= is anticipating a rise in advanced stage cancer diagnoses and claims in 2021 and 2022 as a result of the backlog. In April 2020, the insurer recorded a 45% fall in critical illne...