Identifying people at risk of fuel poverty to prevent excess winter deaths.
An analysis of excess winter deaths across the West Midlands found higher levels in the NHS Birmingham East and North area than in the rest of the region. The trust created an algorithm to identify those at risk of excess winter death and fuel poverty.
NHS Birmingham East and North.
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