Monday 24 June 2019

Overspill beds in use for routine care

Overspill beds in use for routine care Thousands of beds designated for expected high demand are having to be used for routine care, a BMA investigation of hospitals in England has revealed.

Pressure on NHS trusts has meant that many hospitals are having to resort to using their escalation beds – which are supposed to be reserved for emergencies and periods of high demand such as wintertime, on a daily basis.

Data was released following a series of Freedom of Information requests by the BMA which asked acute trusts in England how many core and escalation beds they had open and occupied from 3 March this year onwards.

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