英国审计署：NHS可能不堪重负

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NHS may ‘break’ under patient demand, warns spending watchdog

英国审计署：NHS可能不堪重负

National Audit Office notes potential ‘growing mismatch’ between demand for services and future funding
英国国家审计署称，英格兰的国家医疗服务体系可能在达到患者期望的标准之前“崩溃”，而老龄化将给医疗服务带来更大压力。


The NHS in England may “break” before it can meet standards expected by patients, according to a highly critical report by the UK public spending watchdog that casts doubt on the health service’s financial sustainability.
英国公共支出监督机构一份高度批评性的报告称，英格兰的国家医疗服务体系(NHS)可能在达到患者期望的标准之前“崩溃”。该报告对英格兰医疗服务的财务可持续性提出质疑。

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The National Audit Office on Tuesday said the scale of the challenge facing the NHS was “unprecedented” and that there was a potential “growing mismatch” between demand for services and future funding.

英国国家审计署(National Audit Office)周二表示，NHS面临的挑战在规模上“前所未有”，而服务需求与未来资金之间可能存在“越来越大的错配”。

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The report said that in the year 2023-24 “many NHS bodies failed to break even” and that in future the health service would be put under even further pressure by an ageing population.

报告称，在2023-24财政年度，“许多NHS实体未能做到收支平衡”，而人口老龄化未来将给医疗服务带来甚至更大的压力。