ToneKnee Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 About 40 light bulbs have been taken down in hospital corridors to help a debt-ridden NHS trust save money.Epsom and St Helier NHS, which needs to save ?24m over 18 months, said it would only know how much cash it would save when it got its next electric bill. It said some bulbs had been removed from corridors and communal areas and no clinical areas were affected. The trust's annual electric bill is ?3m. Tom Brake MP said the "crazy" move would be funny were it not so serious. Patients will be left scratching their heads in the dark Tom Baker MP He said: "If our hospitals are scrimping money on light bulbs, how can they afford the latest drugs and high quality patient care?" The Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington said: "Patients will be left scratching their heads in the dark about this bonkers idea." A trust statement said: "We can confirm maintenance staff have removed some light bulbs from the main corridors and some communal areas in the trust, as part of our financial recovery plan." Energy efficiency bid It said it was "imperative" for the trust to cut its electric bill after "significant price hikes" in the past year. It added that it had been given funding by the strategic health authority to explore lighting and heating controls, so energy efficiency could be improved. The trust is also bidding for further funds to explore energy efficiency measures. The trust run two hospitals, Epsom General Hospital in Epsom, and St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, south London. It provides community services across south west London and Surrey. Source: BBC News So they've resorted to removing light bulbs to save debt, holy crap!:|:| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Errm. Energy Saving Lightbulbs anyone? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samg Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Its going to take more than removing light bulbs to fix the problem the NHS, government and the country is in! I know one place i'd start, and it isnt removing lightbulbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony-inpo Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Well I mean who really needs to be able to see? It's light for about half the day what are they complaining about :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Geeze what about motion sensing lights, the turn on as you enter a room? Oh, how about giving generic drugs instead of name brand? Or selling cheap food in the caf... wait that one is done already. How about other things, like chairty sales, etc? Geeze one or two lightbulbs being removed won't solve ?24m of debt! It may save ?1000 but that's abt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyOpWarlord Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Errm. Energy Saving Lightbulbs anyone? :blink: That would be a pretty big investment to replace all the bulbs with energy saving versions in the short term which they don't have funds to do. That would be a more long term solution in replacing with energy efficient bulbs as standard bulbs burn out natuarally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted February 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2007 wtf?!?...thats mad but if it saves money :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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