Quote Originally Posted by TWGL1 View Post
185,000 is a knock in from collateral damage from withdraw/reallocation of healthcare services alone over the medium term

The other issues I’ve mentioned would also have a significant impact but there are plenty more as I’ve alluded to.
I guess it’s just my interpretation of the data available in relation to this thread and the links from the reports in the Daily Telegraph.
Unless you have a breakdown on the excess deaths you could argue either way.
Those effects aren't a given, they can be reduced by more spending in that area i.e. making sure that missed screening is caught up on.

Additionally, they aren't necessarily any better in a world where this is no lock down. If the virus had been allowed to run riot then there would have been a lot more missed appointments as the NHS wouldn't have been able to cope - this report from July 2020 at a time when there were voices within the govermnent suggesting a "herd immunity" approach fortunately doesn't seem to have ultimately had much creedence here or anywhere else