NHS Confederation – Could the energy crisis cause a public health emergency?

This long read discusses how rising energy costs low incomes and energy inefficient homes may push half of British households into fuel poverty. It argues that cold homes cause both physical and mental illness and risk further straining overstretched NHS services.

Rising energy costs, low incomes and energy inefficient homes may push half of British households into fuel poverty, resulting in cold homes, which cause both physical and mental illness and risk further straining overstretched NHS services. Click here to read the report.