HOSPITAL admissions for pneumonia surged by 66 per cent following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, new figures revealed today.NHS trusts reported a sharp rise in cold weather-related admissions to hospital, with a 45 per cent increase in hypothermia and 33 per cent more incidents of excessive cold since the conflict began just over four years ago.People aged over 70 were hit hardest by a spike in global energy prices caused by the war, recording the highest number of hospital admissions of any age group since 2020.

HOSPITAL admissions for pneumonia surged by 66 per cent following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, new figures revealed today.

NHS trusts reported a sharp rise in cold weather-related admissions to hospital, with a 45 per cent increase in hypothermia and 33 per cent more incidents of excessive cold since the conflict began just over four years ago.

People aged over 70 were hit hardest by a spike in global energy prices caused by the war, recording the highest number of hospital admissions of any age group since 2020.

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