Energy price soaring threatening British medical services

The heads of many medical institutions in the UK warned on August 31 that due to the surge in energy prices, medical institutions may be forced to reduce nursing services to save expenses and offset a significant increase in energy spending in winter.

The "British Medical Magazine" quoted the person in charge of these medical institutions reported that as energy prices rose, the energy costs of major medical institutions would be at least doubled.

This is a power station taken in Hogzen, Hitford County, UK on January 17. Photo by Li Ying, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

Among them, the person in charge of the Da Omon Street Hospital of the well -known Children's Hospital in the UK said that it is expected to reach about 650,000 pounds (about 5.24 million yuan) in this hospital in January and February next year. About 350,000 pounds.

The Shefield Children's Hospital in northern England is expected to increase by nearly 130%of the total energy bills in 2022 to 2023. The University of Nottingham Hospital in central England expects that its natural gas and electricity bills this year will rise by 214%.

In the recent high inflation rate, the British government has set up the upper limit of the energy price of home user users, but this policy is not suitable for non -home users. According to recent data released by the British Gas and Electricity Market Office, it is expected that British home users are expected to increase by an average of 80%of gas and electricity bills in October, which may increase from January next year. Compared with family users, non -home user energy spending has increased greater.

On April 1, a medical staff stood on an emergency car at a hospital in Liverpool, England. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jon Huxione)

The British National Health Care System Federation said that the surge in energy bills will cause a chain reaction.

"The funding gap caused by inflation will have to make up for other aspects of reducing employees, extending the waiting time for seeing a doctor, or reducing the care of patients." Rory Daton, an official of the National Health Care System Federation The pressure of medical services this year will increase.

According to Daton, the British national health care system needs at least 3.4 billion pounds to make up for the funding gap caused by inflation this year. (Liu Xi)

(Source: Xinhua News Agency client)

【Edit: Fu Sakura】

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