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Air pollution: Doctors demand action over "public health crisis"

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Thousands of cases of asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia linked to air pollution are making the NHS winter crisis worse, the prime minister has been warned.

A group of 175 doctors and health professionals have written to Boris Johnson describing what they call a "public health crisis" with wards and GP surgeries clogged up by patients with respiratory complaints - conditions made worse by poor air quality.

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Very informative article. Thanks 2greys.

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How long do they need to know about the obvious I wonder before they do something!

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