Hospitals prescribed energy efficiency to reduce swelling bills

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Department of Health to fund about 70 schemes set to free up £13.7m previously spent on energy for patient care

New hospital energy efficiency initiatives are set to generate savings of almost £14m a year that the NHS will instead be able to spend on patients. Health minister Dr Dan Poulter will today announce...

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