Same-day emergency clinics could save NHS 14,000 extra beds Senior medics have warned the NHS is “on borrowed time” as winter approaches – but say better use of same-day emergency clinics could save at least 14,000 overnight hospital stays.
In a report released today, Winter 2018/19 in the NHS: The solutions, the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) calls on the government and NHS leaders to “realise urgently” the potential of ambulatory emergency care (AEC).
The service, which sits within acute medical units, offers an alternative to hospital admission for patients with serious medical problems who might otherwise have spent at least one night in a hospital bed.
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In a report released today, Winter 2018/19 in the NHS: The solutions, the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) calls on the government and NHS leaders to “realise urgently” the potential of ambulatory emergency care (AEC).
The service, which sits within acute medical units, offers an alternative to hospital admission for patients with serious medical problems who might otherwise have spent at least one night in a hospital bed.
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