The death toll was disclosed by the Government amid mounting concern over the
dignity of patients on NHS wards.
They will also fuel concerns about care homes, as it was disclosed that eight
people starved to death and 21 people died of thirst while in care.
Last night there were warnings that they must prompt action by the NHS and care home regulators to prevent further deaths among patients.
The Office for National Statistics figures also showed that:
* as well as 43 people who starved to death, 287 people were recorded by doctors as being malnourished when they died in hospitals;
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