Showing posts with label community hospitals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label community hospitals. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Facing the future: smaller acute providers

"This review has aimed to evaluate whether non-specialist smaller acute providers in the NHS in England face greater challenges than other providers in delivering quality, sustainable care."

Facing the future: smaller acute providers
Monitor
June 2014

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Friday, 23 November 2012

Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy


"Elderly patients experiencing acute surgical admission and discharge to community hospitals had prolonged length-of-stay due to significant delays associated with care of the elderly provision."

Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy
Majeed MU, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:410

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