The NHS needs more money to fund the medicines it needs, according to a report from the medical charity Medscape.
The charity said the government needed to spend at least £1.5bn a year on the NHS by 2020 to ensure it was ready to deal with the crisis.
The report, commissioned by the UK’s health secretary, Sir Peter Hendy, warned the spending plan would only cover a “small proportion” of the country’s healthcare needs.
It said a bigger spending plan to help the NHS cope with the new pandemic would be needed.
The UK is facing a new pandemics in the UK and abroad.
The most severe case in Europe is expected to be in Europe this year.
It is the first time a new flu strain has been seen in the country.
The NHS currently spends £2.5 billion a year, of which more than £1bn is funded by the Department for International Development (DfID).
The rest is paid by the taxpayer.
“The NHS is one of the most trusted institutions in the world, but we’re still dealing with a significant shortage of staff, equipment and services,” Dr Andrew Jones, chief executive of Medscape, told the BBC.
“If we don’t get the spending we need, then we’ll be facing an even bigger challenge.”
A recent study found there was a “significant lack of quality” in the healthcare system in England, with just over 10 per cent of patients receiving any sort of specialist care. “
As well as being a huge public health concern, we know that when the NHS is underfunded, it means people who are at risk of becoming sicker are left without help and can’t access the services they need.”
A recent study found there was a “significant lack of quality” in the healthcare system in England, with just over 10 per cent of patients receiving any sort of specialist care.
Dr Jones said the NHS’s medical infrastructure had been “robustly” upgraded, but he warned that improvements would be required to ensure that it was fully up to date.
The organisation said the current spending plan was inadequate and needed to be strengthened.
“That is why we’re calling on the Government to invest in healthcare today.” “
‘Breathtaking’ challenge The report found that there were a number of problems with the current strategy, which would require a massive increase in spending to deal both with the pandemic and to help people in need. “
That is why we’re calling on the Government to invest in healthcare today.”
‘Breathtaking’ challenge The report found that there were a number of problems with the current strategy, which would require a massive increase in spending to deal both with the pandemic and to help people in need.
“There is a huge gap between what we can afford and what the NHS actually does. “
“A lot of NHS staff have seen their pay slashed, and hospitals are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in infections.” “
‘Too little, too late’ ‘It’s hard to know how much of the funding will be sufficient to cope, given the scale of the challenge and the sheer scale of these infections. “
A lot of NHS staff have seen their pay slashed, and hospitals are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in infections.”
‘Too little, too late’ ‘It’s hard to know how much of the funding will be sufficient to cope, given the scale of the challenge and the sheer scale of these infections.
“Even the most conservative estimate suggests that the shortfall could reach up to £1 trillion, which is not even the worst of it.”
‘Dangers to health’ ‘In the coming months, it is likely to be even more critical for hospitals to get to grips with the unprecedented demand for their services.
“This will be an extremely challenging time for patients, and it’s no wonder the UK Government has decided to step up its commitment to tackle the pandepics.””
A growing number of doctors and nurses are starting to see their careers threatened. “
This will be an extremely challenging time for patients, and it’s no wonder the UK Government has decided to step up its commitment to tackle the pandepics.”
A growing number of doctors and nurses are starting to see their careers threatened.
“Our urgent message is that our health system must respond to the pandemia now, and not wait until we are faced with an even greater challenge.””
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Our urgent message is that our health system must respond to the pandemia now, and not wait until we are faced with an even greater challenge.”
