London: Britain The healthcare lobby group said Friday it is facing a “humanitarian crisis” this winter, when low-income households make difficult choices due to soaring energy bills that can lead to serious physical and mental illness.
Prime Minister boris johnson Has resisted calls for more aid to be provided to families grappling with high bills, insisting that his government’s major financial decisions will be left to the next prime minister, who takes office in early September.
“The country is facing a humanitarian crisis,” said Matthew Taylorchief executive officer of NHS ConfederationWhich represents organizations in the healthcare sector.
“Many people may be faced with the dreadful choice between giving up food to heat their homes and living in cold, damp and very unpleasant conditions,” Taylor said in a statement.
The condition can cause respiratory conditions, outbreaks of mental illness, spoil the life prospects of children and increase the pressure on the already sprawling state-run. National Health Service (NHS), he said.
A UK Department of Health spokesman said the government was already helping households through a £37bn ($44bn) cost-of-living support package announced in May and also working to increase NHS capacity. has been
Britain’s average annual household energy bill – covering both gas and electricity – is set to double again to more than 4,000 pounds ($4,766) by January, a rise in inflation that was already above 10% in July Was.
Facing mounting pressure, Johnson’s government said last week it was working on a live support package to consider the next prime minister, while the opposition labor party Wants to call back Parliament to freeze energy bills.
The NHS Confederation said it was concerned that “fuel poverty”, in the absence of further government aid, would lead to more deaths linked to cold houses, which are currently estimated at around 10,000 per year. ($1 = 0.8396 pounds)
Prime Minister boris johnson Has resisted calls for more aid to be provided to families grappling with high bills, insisting that his government’s major financial decisions will be left to the next prime minister, who takes office in early September.
“The country is facing a humanitarian crisis,” said Matthew Taylorchief executive officer of NHS ConfederationWhich represents organizations in the healthcare sector.
“Many people may be faced with the dreadful choice between giving up food to heat their homes and living in cold, damp and very unpleasant conditions,” Taylor said in a statement.
The condition can cause respiratory conditions, outbreaks of mental illness, spoil the life prospects of children and increase the pressure on the already sprawling state-run. National Health Service (NHS), he said.
A UK Department of Health spokesman said the government was already helping households through a £37bn ($44bn) cost-of-living support package announced in May and also working to increase NHS capacity. has been
Britain’s average annual household energy bill – covering both gas and electricity – is set to double again to more than 4,000 pounds ($4,766) by January, a rise in inflation that was already above 10% in July Was.
Facing mounting pressure, Johnson’s government said last week it was working on a live support package to consider the next prime minister, while the opposition labor party Wants to call back Parliament to freeze energy bills.
The NHS Confederation said it was concerned that “fuel poverty”, in the absence of further government aid, would lead to more deaths linked to cold houses, which are currently estimated at around 10,000 per year. ($1 = 0.8396 pounds)