The UK’s overprescription epidemic

英国过度处方症候群

The Story

2026-10-05

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A Sunday Times investigation has found England is in an overprescribing epidemic. Adverse reactions to cocktails of medicines are sending a thousand older people to A&E every day, potentially causing deaths, and costing the NHS billions. So how was this overlooked for so long? And can an already overstretched and underfunded NHS fix the problem? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: John Lees, son-in-law of Joseph Darbyshire.Shaun Lintern, health editor, The Sunday Times.Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, consultant geriatrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.Host: Manveen Rana. Producer: Olivia Case. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Dad died after a fall. Was his prescription of 10 drugs to blame? Further listening: The neuroscientists reconsidering near-death experiences Photo: John and Angela Lees and family. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Well, his name was Joseph, Joe to everyone, and his wife Rona lived in Rainhill and he lived there all his life.

  • He was a church deacon at a free church and well-known across the village.

  • John Lees wrote to us recently when he heard the Sunday Times had launched an investigation.

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  • Joseph Derbyshire.

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