NURSES are calling on the Scottish Government to invest more cash in energy efficiency to help prevent health problems linked with people living in damp, cold homes.
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland has joined forces with environmental campaigners at WWF Scotland and a coalition of housing, energy and consumer advice organisations to urge ministers to make improving energy efficiency a top priority.
It comes after Scottish Government figures for 2013 revealed 940,000 households across the country were classed as being in fuel poverty