Oxford study links 3% of NHS England costs to temperature

Oxford study links 3% of NHS England costs to temperature

A new study conducted by researchers from Oxford University unveils that an estimated 3% of NHS England’s primary and secondary care budget is spent on the health impacts of temperatures outside a mild reference range (18°C to 21°C), with the cold “driving 64.4% of this burden”.  Dr Patrick Fahr, a senior health economist at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and a leading author of this study, told Cherwell: “This is potent…