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EU energy regulations ''too increase NHS operations management pressures''

20 December 2011
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EU energy regulations ''too increase NHS operations management pressures''Additional costs of over £70 million a year will hit the NHS as a result of plans to introduce new power legislation across Europe.

This is the claim made by the NHS Confederation, which has declared that operations management pressures within the health service will be increased by the proposed EU Energy Efficiency Directive.

According to the body's European Office, the rules are "too rigid and top heavy" and will place additional strain on healthcare budgets by requiring public sector bodies to tackle power consumption and meet energy efficient targets for buildings.

Intended to reduce national carbon footprints by 20 per cent by 2020, the directive is being put to the vote by the European Parliament's industry, research and energy committee this week.

"We really don't want to find ourselves in a scenario where we have to divert money away from patient care to pay for costly building renovations," remarked NHS Confederation European Office director Elisabetta Zanon.

In further comments on how EU legislation will affect continuous improvement efforts in the health service, her organisation has stated that while new rules governing the movement of health workers are to be welcomed, safeguards must be put in place to protect patient safety.ADNFCR-3058-ID-801244639-ADNFCR
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