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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

NHS pays for patients’ energy bills in winter pilot to cut hospital admissions

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Low-income patients with respiratory conditions have had their energy bills paid for by the NHS in a new pilot scheme that “prescribes warmth”.

Under the Warm Home Prescription pilot, the NHS in Gloucestershire covered patients’ heating costs as a preventative measure to keep them out of hospital.

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