he National Health Service The leaders of the two major organizations representing the frontline of health services warned that the budget must be increased by about 10 billion pounds, otherwise the trust agency may be forced to cut services.
Almost half of the funds will be used to cover ongoing costs related to the coronavirus, NHS provider And the NHS Federation said.
These organizations said that billions of dollars are needed to restore the medical backlog because they published a report detailing the costs faced by medical services in England.
They said that out of their estimated total of 10 billion pounds, about 4.6 billion pounds will be needed to cover ongoing costs related to the virus, and 350 to 4.5 billion pounds will be needed to resolve the medical backlog.
They stated that it is also necessary to “provide appropriate subsidies for savings in efficiency losses.”
Their joint report-entitled A Reckoning: Ongoing Costs of Covid-19-warned that the coronavirus has caused an increase in the daily operating costs of the NHS, which they said was “long-term”.
Factors include infection control measures, higher rates of employee absenteeism due to illness or self-isolation, expansion of services in response to increasing demand, and provision of more personal protective equipment (PPE) to employees.
The report stated that these “will be with us during the three-year period that the CSR (Comprehensive Expenditure Review) may cover this fall.”
Covid-19 is a once-in-a-century global shock, and its earthquake impact is different from anything the service has experienced in its 73-year history
The two agencies said the report was based on a survey of 213 hospital, mental health, community and ambulance trusts in England, which together spent nearly two-thirds of the NHS budget.
Chris Hopson, CEO of NHS Providers, said: “The NHS has always demonstrated that when it is properly funded, it can provide services to patients and the entire country.”
He added: “Covid-19 is a once-in-a-generation global shock, and its earthquake impact is different from anything the service has experienced in its 73-year history.
“this government It has been said that we must learn to “coexist with Covid.” This means that they must fully understand the extent, duration and cost of Covid-19’s impact on the NHS. “
Matthew Taylor The CEO of the NHS Federation said: “The trust leaders are worried that less than £10 billion next year will force them to cut services.
“They worry that despite their best efforts on the front line, the 13 million waiting list they tried to avoid will be inevitable. This backlog will take five to seven years, not two to three years.
“They worry that they will not be able to provide timely, high-quality, and safe care to all those in need, because the pressure we have seen in the ambulance trust and emergency department this summer will worsen and become more of the time of the year. More common.
“They worry that all the advancements made in mental health over the past decade may be reversed. They worry that all planned improvements in the NHS’s long-term plan in areas such as cancer and heart care will be at risk.”
In a joint statement, the two leaders stated that the “health outcomes of millions of patients” in the next three years depend on “critical” expenditure review decisions.
They added: “The patient is really at risk.
“The government must prove that the NHS is safe in its hands. If front-line NHS leaders are forced to cut services and put patients at risk, they cannot stand by.”
A government spokesperson said: “We are committed to ensuring that the NHS has everything it needs to continue to provide quality care to the public as we resolve the backlog that was built up during the pandemic.
“In this year alone, we have provided 29 billion pounds to support healthcare services, including an additional 1 billion pounds to resolve the backlog. This is the basis for the historic solution we reached for the NHS in 2018. By 2023/24, its budget will increase by 33.9 billion pounds.”
