NHS leaders warn of ‘humanitarian crisis’ if government doesn’t act on energy costs

Health sector says many people could be forced to skip meals to afford to heat their homes as cap on energy costs set to rise

Health sector leaders have warned the UK faces a humanitarian crisis" of worsening health outcomes unless the government does more to help with rising energy costs.

Families are looking ahead to a grim winter as experts predict the cap on energy bills will hit close to 3,600 a year from October, before rising again next year.