Why were NHS hospital beds busier than they've ever been in winter? 'Government ministers should be ashamed that years of cuts to beds, cuts to social care and austerity have led to the worst bed occupancy rates on record'
Government cuts in the face of rising patient demand contributed to NHS beds being fuller than ever this winter, according to new analysis.
It also found thousands of cancelled operations were not enough to prevent bed crisis.
Between January and March this year bed occupancy across all NHS trusts averaged 92.6 per cent according the analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) found. The Independent
Government cuts in the face of rising patient demand contributed to NHS beds being fuller than ever this winter, according to new analysis.
It also found thousands of cancelled operations were not enough to prevent bed crisis.
Between January and March this year bed occupancy across all NHS trusts averaged 92.6 per cent according the analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) found. The Independent
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