This…
Exactly the kind of meddling and zealotry that I wish our government would not indulge in. This illustrates an aspect to which I refer to upthread. What do you think to this? It unsettles me greatly.
“ THE NHS is to introduce electric ambulances, raising concerns that its drive for net zero is being put above patient safety.
Paramedics fear patients will be forced to wait longer because of the hours lost recharging the vehicles, with particular concern about coverage of rural areas, given the limited range.
The move next month is part of a series of measures that whistleblowers fear are putting green credentials above medical priorities. The drive has created a bureaucracy that was diverting vast sums from the front line, and placing “grossly unethical” obstacles in the way of clinical decisions, one whistleblower warned.
NHS England has set up a Greener NHS team with a combined salary bill of £3 million a year, leaked documents reveal. Officials created 48 roles, including five on six-figure salaries, as part of efforts to pursue an environmental agenda, which means every medicine and product has to undergo an “evergreen assessment”.
The 135-question process means that no decision can be taken without a product’s social values and contribution to emissions targets being considered. One supplier alleged that devices, such as plastic cannulas, were being rejected on environmental grounds, despite the fact they would improve patient safety.”
Net zero. Virtual signaling by UKplc.
