Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third The recent announcement by Royal Mail to raise its wholesale postal prices by up to 33% is a stark reminder of the financial pressures facing the National Health Service (NHS).
The price increase will be felt acutely by the NHS and other large organisations, highlighting the vulnerability of UK public services in the face of rising costs and declining revenues.
The NHS has long been a bulwark against economic vicissitudes. But with its budget already stretched to breaking point, the additional cost of sending millions of letters by post each year could prove catastrophic.