英国流感爆发 医院打破常规取消手术

伦敦1月3日电 据英国媒体报道，英国国民保健体系NHS下的所有医院已经接到命令，在2月份之前取消所有非紧急手术，这在英国是史无前例的情况。

1月2日下达的该指令将导致至少5万台手术被取消，此前很多高级医生称病患们正在接受“第三世界”水平的治疗，医院的负责人们则警告说三十年来最严重的冬季医疗危急正在到来。

英国媒体称，冬季流感高峰的到来，导致很多虚弱的病患需要在接受诊疗前等待12小时，一些病房连走廊都已经没有空位安置病人，英国医院正陷入混乱。由于病房紧张，医院被允许打破常规，可以在同一病房内安置异性病患。

一些医院的负责人表示，他们30年来都从未见过像现在医疗系统承受的这种压力。英国急症学会会长表示，目前的情况是医疗系统已经无法应对，因为在此次压力到来之前医疗系统就已经在满负荷运转，他担心未来几周的情况将是可怕的。

《英国每日电讯报》分析认为，英国医疗系统面临压力的原因如下：

人口老龄化：英国65岁以上人口比五年前增加了100万人，这导致了对医疗需求的激增。

社保预算削减：家庭社会服务和其他护理方面的预算减少了11%，没有住院需求但由于得不到照顾而卧床不起的人数达创纪录水平。

医疗员工短缺：尽管过去10年来医生和护士数量有所上升，但没有跟上需求增加的步伐。与此同时，2016年全科医院关闭的数量也创下历史记录，这导致一些病患不得不前往大医院的急诊求医。

生活方式因素：饮酒过量、抽烟、不健康饮食、运动量不足等都是造成身体不适的主要原因。超重儿童数量持续增加也表明该问题将持续存在。

来源：人民网

The British flu outbreak hospital broke the routine to cancel the operation

London, January 3, according to British media reports, all hospitals under the national health care system NHS have been ordered to cancel all non urgent operations before February, which is unprecedented in the UK.

The instructions issued in January 2nd will lead to at least 50 thousand surgeries were cancelled, after many senior doctors are suffering from illness and treated for a "third world" level, people responsible for hospital warned that thirty years of the most serious health crisis is coming winter.

British media said that the arrival of the winter flu peak, resulting in many weak patients need to wait for 12 hours before receiving treatment, some wards even corridors have no vacancies for patients, the British hospital is in chaos. Due to the strain of the ward, the hospital is allowed to break the routine and can be placed in the same ward.

The heads of some hospitals say they have never seen such pressure as the medical system has taken for 30 years. The president of the British emergency Society said that the current situation is that the medical system has been unable to cope, because the medical system has been running at full capacity before the pressure comes. He is worried that the situation in the coming weeks will be terrible.

According to the British Daily Telegraph, the reasons for stress in the British medical system are as follows:

Population aging: the number of people over 65 years in the UK has increased by 1 million more than five years ago, which has led to a surge in medical demand.

The social security budget cuts: family social services and other aspects of care budget was reduced by 11%, but no need for hospitalization due to lack of care and the number of completely bedridden record.

Shortage of medical staff: Although the number of doctors and nurses has risen over the past 10 years, it has not kept pace with the increase in demand. At the same time, the number of closed hospital closures in 2016 has also been recorded in history, which has led to some patients having to go to the emergency hospital for medical treatment.

Lifestyle factors: excessive drinking, smoking, unhealthy diet, and insufficient exercise are the main causes of physical discomfort. The continued increase in the number of overweight children is also a sign that the problem will continue.