Cost of living: The healthcare ecosystem

Cost of living: The healthcare ecosystem This article explores how the rising cost of living has affected the UK healthcare ecosystem. Rising energy prices and food insecurity can lead to an increasingly ill population, while staff shortages and high hospital bills add pressure to the health system. In November 2022, the UK government announced an £8bn spending increase for health and adult social care, but some organisations have said it is not enough. House of Lords Library

See also:

• Nine in 10 GPs say cost-of-living crisis has destabilised practice finances GPonline