GPs call for urgent support to cope with soaring energy costs

UK general practices require an urgent package of support from governments to offset rising expenses and energy costs, a conference of local GP leaders has heard.The annual UK local medical committees (LMCs) conference in London on 18 May heard from GPs whose practices are struggling to stay afloat amid the soaring costs of utilities and expenses. The meeting noted the “destabilising effect” of rapidly increasing expenses and energy costs that GP practices were absorbing.Conor Moore, from Southern LMC in Northern Ireland, told the meeting that his practice had seen costs rise by £6000 a year for gas and electricity alone. This, coupled with the rising cost of consumables and staffing, was making it difficult for practices to “keep the lights on,” Moore warned.“Never before have we seen such a squeeze in our funding,” he said. “These increases in costs are unsustainable.” He added, “We may be small businesses, but we…
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